What PA State Nurses Association did for YOU and for Nursing

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year in review 2008

what psna does for you and nursing in pennsylvania

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advocacy

political action committee:

  • hosted lobby day at capital (with more than 100 rns)

    • save the date: may 6, 2009

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    extended bipartisan support to nurse-friendly legislators and legislators in key leadership positions

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    educated nurses and student nurses on the importance of professional advocacy

provided testimony and remarks on:

  • title "nurse" protection

  • health care employee identification badges

  • access to basic health care for the uninsured/under insured

  • clinical nurse specialist regulations

  • continued competency regulations

  • assisted living facility regulations

  • access to oral care for the elderly

  • the dangers of drug importation

  • more funding for research on children's food allergies

  • definition of "surgery"

legislation
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  • introduced title "nurse" protection legislation

  • successfully advocated for the passage of mandatory overtime legislation

  • fought for increased reimbursement for school nurse services

  • supported legislation that requires that all circulating nurses be rns

  • introduced a resolution declaring may 6-12 as nurses week in pennsylvania

on the horizon:

  • will introduce safe staffing legislation in 2009

  • continue to promote educational advancement for rns

working for you:

  • psna held five town hall meetings to discuss concerns and practice issues with local nurses statewide.

  • submitted a bid for a nurse peer assistance program, a winner has yet to be announced

  • coordinated
    rn
    administrators for the office of public health preparedness servpa registry

[color=#333399]committees and coalitions

  • pa nursing congress on practice, education and policy (24 specialty organization members)

  • pa educational advancement coalition

  • environmental health committee

  • disaster preparedness task force

  • new 2 practice connection

  • pa centers for health careers

[color=#333399]education

  • psna is an american nurses credentialing center accredited continuing education approver unit and provider unit

  • self study ce opportunities in the pa nurse

  • hosted 20 educational sessions across the state focusing on mandatory ce requirements for act 58

  • leadership development through the rising star leadership program for nurse managers with more than two years of work experience

  • the cabinet on nursing practice and professional development developed three position statements in 2008: access to maternity care in pennsylvania, end of life care education and medication take back

  • the 105th annual summit was held in state college featuring lee woodruff. twenty-two poster presentations were featured at the practice showcase.

[color=#333399]memebership growth

  • new specialty nursing organizational affiliate members added this year

  • psna membership has increased almost 24% in two and a half years

  • state membership only $99

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nursing foundation of pa

  • awarded 11 student nursing scholarships

  • awarded one nursing research scholarship

  • supported school nurses in fighting childhood obesity

www.panurses.org

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year in review 2007

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[color=#b42216]advocacy

[color=#221e1f]legislative rallies at state capitol:

  • [color=#221e1f]in collaboration with pennsylvanians united for affordable healthcare, provided remarks concerning the prescription for pennsylvania and cover all pennsylvanians
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]attended two rallies on the governor's initiatives
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]provided remarks at rally for lawsuit abuse/malpractice tort reform with former governor dick thornburgh

[color=#221e1f]state board of nursing (sbon):

  • [color=#221e1f]assisted in drafting the regulations for hb 1254 (title protection for clinical nurse specialists) in conjunction with sbon
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]provided input at committee meetings regarding nursing regulations
  • [color=#221e1f]provided comment on the regulations for mandatory ce requirements in conjunction with sbon

[color=#221e1f]provided testimony and remarks on:

  • [color=#221e1f]testimony on title protection for clinical nurse specialists
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]testimony on the "prescription for pennsylvania"
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]testimony on interstate nurse licensure compact
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]remarks on the department of health's sexual assault victim emergency services regulations

[color=#221e1f]on the horizon:

  • [color=#221e1f]develop a peer assistance program for nurses within pennsylvania
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]initiate rn +10 legislation
  • [color=#221e1f][color=#221e1f]work in conjunction with the office of public health emergency preparedness to develop a nurse registry

[color=#221e1f]house and senate bills:

  • [color=#221e1f]hb 700 "prescription for pa," psna supports the legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]hb 1253 expanded scope of practice for crnp, passed: (act 48) psna supported this legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]hb 1254 title protection for clinical nurse specialists, passed: (act 49), psna supported this legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]hb 1255 prescriptive authority for nurse midwives, passed: (act 50), psna supported this legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]sb 968 reduce hospital acquired infections, passed: (act 52), psna supported this legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]hb 834 bans mandatory overtime for nurses, passed in house by a vote of (166-31), psna supports this legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]hb 549 interstate nurse licensure compact, psna does not support this legislation as written
  • [color=#221e1f]hb 1556 insurance coverage mentally/physically handicapped and provides dependant coverage to age 29, psna supports this legislation
  • [color=#221e1f]sb 246 smoke free pennsylvania act, psna supports this legislation

[color=#b42216]education

  • [color=#221e1f]conducted the first rising star nurse leadership program.
  • [color=#221e1f]psna board of directors voted to continue the rising star nurse leadership class, with the next being held in 2008.
  • [color=#221e1f]the first continuing education article appeared in pa nurse in june 2007 and will be in every quarterly issue.
  • [color=#221e1f]held a panel discussion on education advancement for rns (rn+10) at the 2007 annual summit.
  • [color=#221e1f]formed the first statewide pa nursing congress on practice, education, and policy in 2007.
  • [color=#221e1f]the 2007 annual summit was held in harrisburg. this year's theme was striving, thriving, and surviving in your workplace
  • [color=#221e1f]2008 annual summit to be held in state college at the penn stater, october 3 and 4, 2008.
  • [color=#221e1f]conducted an environmental health educational conference in philadelphia in september 2007.
  • [color=#221e1f]launched a partnership with the graduate education foundation to offer on line continuing education. psna is the first nursing association to partner with gef.
  • [color=#221e1f]launched mona, my online nursing assistant, an online ce repository plus more .....

2005-2006 highlights:

http://www.panurses.org/new/page.cfm?sid=30&id=5&pid=47

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this said file not found when i clicked on it. :o

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Found it.

http://www.panurses.org/new/page.cfm?SID=30&ID=5&PID=47

Maybe they moved it, I dunno! :uhoh21:

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I have to admit that I just joined the PA State Nursing Association so I could put it on my resume. Don't really know how they are really helping me personally. :chair:

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does anyone know anything about the HB 549--Interstate Nursing Licensure Compact? I am getting no where fast on this issue....need to write a paper about it and who (State Rep) I'm supposed to contact. (I know for me, it's Sue Helm)

I just would like some more information on this bill!!

Thanks in advance!!

Nicki T. RN, ACLS...soon BSN

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