The mission of the Institute of Pediatric Nursing is to create a healthy future for our nation through a unified network of pediatric nursing professionals working through education, research, and practice to secure child and youth well-being.

The vision of the Institute of Pediatric Nursing is maximize pediatric nursing contributions to child and youth health through unified leadership, knowledge and expertise, influencing nursing education; health care access; child and youth advocacy; care coordination; and safe, high quality, evidence based care.