Infusion Nurses Society statistics at a glance
The latest Infusion Nurses Society statistics show a professional organization that is large enough to sustain education, publishing, certification, and events at scale while still keeping a focused clinical identity.
The numbers point to a group with global reach, recurring programs, and a steady cadence of member services, from standards updates to journal distribution and conference programming (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic; About - INS; Benefits of INS Membership).
Table of contents
- Membership and organizational scale
- Education and certification
- Meetings and exhibitions
- Standards and publications
- Digital tools and member services
- Future conference dates
Membership and organizational scale
INS reported 5,324 members in its 2024 Year in Review infographic (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). That single figure matters because it frames the rest of the organization: the journal circulation, conference programming, standards access, and certification-related offerings all sit inside a membership base large enough to support recurring educational infrastructure.
INS also says its membership community exceeds 5,000 members globally (Home - INS). That global wording matters as well. It signals that the organization is not just a domestic professional society with a narrow geographic footprint; it presents itself as an international nonprofit organization with members from all practice settings (About - INS).
A few core membership facts stand out together:
- Membership is open to nurses and health care professionals from all practice settings (About - INS).
- INS describes itself as an international nonprofit organization (About - INS).
- INS says its membership community exceeds 5,000 members globally (Home - INS).
- INS reported 5,324 members in 2024 (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
Those points show that the organization is both broad and specialized: broad in who it can serve, specialized in the clinical domain it supports. That combination is visible throughout the rest of the statistics.
Education and certification
Education is one of the clearest themes in the INS statistics. The organization says its FIT program contains 8 learning modules (Home - INS). That is a concise signal of a structured learning pathway rather than a single standalone course.
The 2024 virtual symposium lasted 2 days and earned registrants 10 recertification units (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). Those two numbers together show how INS uses event design to mix educational depth with certification value. A short event can still be meaningful if the content is dense enough to produce recertification credit.
The certification pipeline is also visible in the CRNI exam results reported in the year-in-review infographic. In March 2024, exam passers included 129 domestic candidates and 8 international candidates (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). In September 2024, exam passers included 146 domestic candidates and 20 international candidates (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
That creates a simple comparison across the two testing windows:
| Exam window | Domestic passers | International passers | Total passers |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | 129 | 8 | 137 |
| September 2024 | 146 | 20 | 166 |
The totals show a rise from 137 passers in March to 166 in September, using the counts listed in the infographic (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). The international count also increased from 8 to 20 over those two windows, which suggests a wider geographic spread among those completing the certification exam in the later cycle (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
INS also says the journal’s biannual continuing education tests are worth 4.5 contact hours and 10 CRNI recertification units (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS). That gives members another recurring education channel beyond conferences and standalone learning modules.
Meetings and exhibitions
The event statistics show a healthy mix of scale and specialization. INS says its Annual Meeting & Exhibition lasts 4 days (Benefits of INS Membership). That duration gives the organization room to combine plenaries, tracks, exhibitors, and certification-related learning without compressing everything into a short conference format.
The 2024 Kansas City meeting is especially revealing. INS says that meeting had almost 600 health care professionals, 60 exhibiting companies, over 80 speakers, and 3 tracks (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). Those numbers matter because they describe the meeting from four different angles at once: attendance, vendor participation, speaker depth, and content structure.
A compact comparison of the 2024 event data makes the profile easier to read:
| 2024 Kansas City meeting measure | Count |
|---|---|
| Health care professionals | Almost 600 |
| Exhibiting companies | 60 |
| Speakers | Over 80 |
| Tracks | 3 |
The event did not just exist as a large meeting. It also functioned as a content-rich professional forum with enough exhibitors and speakers to support a multi-track agenda (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
The 2024 virtual symposium adds a different event format to the picture. It ran for 2 days and produced 10 recertification units for registrants (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). That suggests INS is balancing in-person scale with virtual convenience, while still preserving educational value in both formats.
INS also attended 4 partner conferences in 2024: NHIA, NICA, AVA, and ANCC Magnet Pathway (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). Those appearances show that the organization is not only hosting its own events but also maintaining visibility in adjacent professional spaces.
Standards and publications
One of the most important statistics in the dataset is the revision cadence for the Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice. INS says the standards are revised every 3 years, and it identifies the current edition as the 9th edition (Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice - INS). That alone tells you the standards are intended to stay current on a recurring schedule rather than being updated sporadically.
The 2024 Year in Review says the 9th edition added 3 new standards, covering drug diversion in infusion therapy, vasopressor administration, and home infusion therapy (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). That trio shows the breadth of the standards program. It spans compliance-sensitive practice, medication administration, and care delivery outside the hospital setting.
The current standards are available in more than one format. INS says the store offers 2 purchase formats for the Standards: digital and hard copy (Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice - INS). The digital edition is also free to members through 3 listed steps (Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice - INS). That creates a practical access model: members can retrieve the standards digitally, while non-members or others with different needs can purchase the format that works best for them.
The journal data extends the publication story. INS says the Journal of Infusion Nursing is published bi-monthly and mailed to over 4,500 members (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS). That mailing number matters because it shows the publication is not a niche add-on. It is a core membership benefit delivered at scale.
A few journal facts are worth grouping together:
- The Journal of Infusion Nursing is published bi-monthly (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- It is mailed to over 4,500 members (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- It includes biannual continuing education tests worth 4.5 contact hours (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- Those CE tests also equal 10 CRNI recertification units (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- Submissions undergo double-blind peer review (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- The editorial leadership listing includes 2 named positions: editor in chief and managing editor (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
Together, those details show a publication that functions in three roles at once: member benefit, continuing education channel, and scholarly outlet.
Digital tools and member services
INS also appears to be investing in member-facing digital support. The year-in-review infographic says Ask Ivy gives members unlimited queries, while non-members are capped at 10 queries per month (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). That is a clean distinction between member and non-member access. It also suggests the tool is positioned as an ongoing utility rather than a one-off feature.
The organization’s education platform is not limited to Ask Ivy. The FIT program with 8 learning modules gives members a structured learning sequence (Home - INS). The journal adds biannual CE tests worth 4.5 contact hours, and the standards program adds revision-based guidance every 3 years (Home - INS; Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS; Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice - INS).
The result is a layered service model:
- Standards for practice guidance (Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice - INS).
- A bi-monthly journal for reading and CE (Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- A learning platform with 8 modules (Home - INS).
- A query tool with unlimited access for members (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
That structure matters because it shows INS is not relying on a single engagement channel. It is stacking services across reference, education, certification, and real-time support.
Social reach and audience signals
The 2024 Year in Review lists 3 social media follower counts (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic). The counts are 10,315, 2,838, and 9,840 followers across the listed channels (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
Those numbers are useful because they add a public-facing layer to the membership data. They do not replace member counts, conference attendance, or journal circulation, but they do show that the organization maintains multiple audience touchpoints outside formal membership benefits.
Taken as a small cluster, the social numbers suggest a modest but active digital footprint:
| Listed social channel count | Followers |
|---|---|
| Channel 1 | 10,315 |
| Channel 2 | 2,838 |
| Channel 3 | 9,840 |
The exact platform names are not needed to understand the pattern here. The key point is that INS is present across multiple channels, and each channel appears to contribute a different scale of audience reach (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
What the 2024 numbers imply
The full set of statistics paints a consistent picture. INS is large enough to sustain recurring conferences, a mailed journal, standards revisions, certification preparation, and digital tools. It is also specific enough to remain focused on infusion nursing and related health care professionals (About - INS; Benefits of INS Membership).
A few data patterns stand out:
- Membership is just above the 5,000 mark, with 5,324 reported in 2024 and more than 5,000 globally overall (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic; Home - INS).
- Education is distributed across multiple formats, including 8 FIT modules, a 2-day virtual symposium, bi-monthly journal CE, and a 4-day annual meeting (Home - INS; INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic; Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS; Benefits of INS Membership).
- Certification activity is visible in both exam outcomes and recertification opportunities, including March and September CRNI exam results plus CE offerings worth 10 CRNI units in multiple places (INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic; Journal of Infusion Nursing - INS).
- Practice guidance is refreshed on a 3-year cycle, with the 9th edition adding 3 new standards in areas that matter to current infusion practice (Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice - INS; INS 2024 Year in Review Infographic).
This is not a data profile built around a single headline number. It is a stacked set of indicators that all point in the same direction: steady organizational reach, recurring professional education, and continued investment in standards and certification infrastructure.
Future conference dates
INS lists 3 future meeting years on its Annual Meeting page: 2027, 2028, and 2029 (INS Annual Meeting). The site also gives specific dates for each one:
- INS 2027 is scheduled for May 1-4 (INS Annual Meeting).
- INS 2028 is scheduled for April 22-25 (INS Annual Meeting).
- INS 2029 is scheduled for April 28-May 1 (INS Annual Meeting).
Those future dates matter because they show continuity. The organization is planning far enough ahead to give members and exhibitors a multi-year calendar, which fits the broader pattern of recurring education, recurring standards, and recurring member engagement.
The 2025 Virtual Conference also adds another point of continuity. INS says it offers 20 curated sessions, available virtually and on-demand, with up to 40 recertification units for CRNI holders and 3 specialty tracks (INS Annual Meeting). That makes the virtual event more than a filler between annual meetings. It is a substantial educational product in its own right.
The 2026 Virtual Conference page adds one more detail: the featured session gives 1 contact hour and 2 CRNI RUs (INS Learning Center: INS 2026 Virtual Conference). Even without expanding into broader commentary, that number confirms that the education pipeline remains active beyond the current year and across multiple event formats.