Updated
Aug 09, 2009 at 07:45 PM by NRSKarenRN
Want to learn how to flex your Nursing Muscle to influence legislative activity on the state and federal level or contact your legislators?? Interested in knowing what Nursing Organizations and the American Nurses Association is doing to promote NURSING on the NATIONAL level? ANA's strength and success on Capitol Hill is due to the collaboration and coordination of three critical programs:
lobbying, grassroots activities, and political action.
Check out ANA’s
Federal Government Affairs section to track
Federal legislation, learn about the latest
issues facing the nursing profession, and view ANA’s 2007-2008
Legislative Initiatives. Whether it’s before the
U.S. Congress,
Federal Agencies, or the Administration, you can be sure ANA is on top of it.
Capitol Update is the ANA Government Affairs' free, online legislative and political newsletter on issues that impact nurses.
Get the latest news on the status of nursing issues in Congress and in the Agencies delivered directly to your inbox once a month.
Explore the
RN Activist Tool Kit to find the tools you need to effectively take action on the issues you care about, both with your elected officials and in your community.
Contacting Elected Officials Anapoliticalpower.org:
TAKE ACTION ANA needs YOU to write to your members of Congress! Who better to advocate to Congress about quality patient care, adequate staffing and safe workplaces than those who are on the front lines? Nurses' voices need to be heard! Take Action Now!
Links to e-mail and postal addresses, and phone numbers for key elected officials:
US Goverment contacts made easy:
http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml
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> Federal Legislation: Political Action Updated 2/4/08
ANA:
The Complete Legislative and Regulatory Initiatives for the 110th Congress --
continued for 111th Congress now in session. Karen Nursing Shortage (complete section)
By Individual Topic: Immigration and the Nursing Workforce Title VIII: Funding For Nursing Workforce Development Programs Appropriate Staffing (complete section)
By Individual Topic: Acute Care Staffing Mandatory Overtime Nurse Staffing Reporting Workplace Rights (complete section)
By Individual Topic: Barriers to the Practice of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Home Health: Plan of Care Designation Medicaid Coverage of Advanced Practice Nursing Whistle-Blowing/Patient Advocacy Protections for Nurses Workplace Health and Safety (complete section)
By Individual Topic: Health Care Worker Safety Safe Patient Handling and Movement Patient Safety/Advocacy (complete section)
By Individual Topic: Access to Health Coverage Medical Malpractice Liability/Tort Reform Medicare Reform/Prescription Drugs Genetic Nondiscrimination Health Care Quality Measures and Information Stem Cell Research 2007-2008 Issues 2007: Legislation - 110th Congress NEW! House Nursing Caucus Desire read legislative bill language?: Enter bill # into Federal House and Senate Bill locator > State Links: state Constituent Nurses Association responsible for legislative activity within each state. Are you concerned about what is happening in your state?
The
State Government Affairs program monitors over 1,000 nursing and health care related bills introduced in state legislatures across the country.
ANA: 2008-2009 Nationwide State Legislative Agenda
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ANA-PAC
ANA's Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) and complementary political education are key to ANA's legislative successes in the U.S. Congress. ANA-PAC raises money to support both Republican and Democratic candidates who understand and advocate for nursing issues
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2004-2006 Prior Legislation - 108th and 109th Congress 2005: Hot Nursing Topics - updated 9/9/2005 Nurse Staffing Ask your Members of Congress to co-sponsor S. 71, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005 and HR 1372, the Qualtiy Nursing Care Act of 2005. These bills would require the development of staffing systems with the input of direct care registered nurses (RNs) and provides for whistler-protection for RNs who speak out about patient care issues. This legislation has been reintroduced in the 108th Congress.. See update at ANA site, including easy "write a letter" link to congress persons! Karen2004: Hot Nursing Topics - added 9/15/2004 Introduction to the American Nurses Association’s State Legislative Trends Report Mandatory Overtime Nurse Staffing Plans and Ratios Nursing Workforce Data Collection Nursing Education Incentives and Others Nursing Quality Indicators Title Nurse Whistleblower Protection 2003 Charts Laws Protecting the Title "Nurse" updated 8/9/09 States that Require CE for RN Licensure
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The Importance of Professional Liability Insurance in Managing Risk added 9/15/2004
The information and knowledge gained should assist nurses in all clinical practice areas to take control and manage the risks within their individual workplace and nursing practice.
Ceu credit no longer available, but good info. Karen The Nursing Risk Management Series: These independent study modules are:
I: "An Overview of Risk Management"
II: "The Rewards and Risks of the functional Aspects of Nursing Education, Information systems and Management" and
III. "Ethical Issues and Specific Risk Hazards Faced by Nurses in Their Practice."
http://www.nursingworld.org/mods/arc...2/cerm3ful.htm -------------------------- International Council of Nurses The International Council of Nurses is a federation of more than 120 national nurses' associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. 
>>> Stop here first: Nursing Activism Topic links --updated 2/09
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