INTRODUCTION: This study was conducted to determine the opinions of the nurses who work in the clinics of pediatrics about professional associations, the factors prohibiting these nurses from being a member of these associations and their expectations from them. METHODS: This descriptive study was carried out with 63 nurses working in a pediatry clinic of a university hospital who volunteered to participate in the investigation in Trabzon between January 15 and February 15, 2013. Data were collected in a questionnaire survey in face to face interviews. For the research, permission was obtained from the hospital's head physician. Numbers, percentages, average and chisquare test were used in the analysis of data. Cut-off value for statistical significance limit was accepted as p