The purpose of FNSA is:

1. To aid in the preparation of nursing students for the assumption of professional responsibilities.
2. To aid in the development of the whole person, and that person’s responsibility for the healthcare of people in all walks of life.
3. To provide programs representative of fundamental and current professional interest and concerns.

The function of FNSA shall include the following:

1. To provide a professional organization at a state level of nursing students and to encourage participation in meetings and activities of the association.
2. To promote collaborative relationships with ANA, NLN, The International Council of Nurses, and their constituents, as well as with other nursing and related health organizations.
3. To stimulate interest in and an understanding of the program of FLN and FNA.
4. To serve as a channel of communication between the nursing students’ organization and the various state and district units of the graduate professional nurses’ organization.
5. To participate as an active constituent of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc., through duly elected representatives.
6. To promote and encourage participation in community affairs and activities toward improved health care and the resolution of related social issues.
7. To speak for nursing students to the public, institutions, and governmental bodies, and to influence health care, nursing education and practice through appropriate legislative activities.
8. To promote and encourage students’ participation in interdisciplinary activities.
9. To have direct input into standards of nursing education and influence the educational process.
10. To promote and encourage recruitment efforts, participation in student activities, and educational opportunities regardless of persons’ race, color, creed, sex, lifestyle, national origin, age or economic status.