Published
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>>"...protection of the title "nurse" thereby
>>protecting the public against those who are
>>not nurses but identify themselves as such"
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I used to eat breakfast with a guy who would lift up his empty coffee cup toward the waitress and say, "Nurse!?" I guess this would eliminate such behavior.
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
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nationwide state legislative agenda, 2008-2009 reports
to date through february 2, 2009, state legislators responded with the establishment of laws / regulations / resolutions as follows:
elimination of mercury in the health care setting
prohibit use of mercury in thermometers in 16 states:
nj legislation does not apply to thermometers used in health care
prohibit the sale and distribution of mercury in medical products in 9 states:
restrict the use of thimerosal in vaccines in 4 states:
restriction in use of mandatory overtime—in 15 states:
nursingeducation a number of funding initiatves are enacted each year in several states; refer to the full report for specifics
mandatory continuing education for rn licensure renewal required - 31 states
al, ak, ar, ca, de, dc, fl, il, ia, ks, ky, la, ma, mi, mn, mi, ne, nv, nh, nj, nm, nc, oh, pa, ri, sc, tx, ut, vi, wv, wy
the rn to bsn in ten years initiative is described in the full report.
nursing quality indicators—in 5 states:
co, ct, me, ri; tx [regulations] ; fl passed legislation to study (1996)
nurse staffing plans and ratios—enacted legislation/adopted regulations in 13 states plus dc:
nursing workforce data collection—in 40 states:
safe patient handling and movement — enacted in 8 states:
title "nurse" protection— statutory protections in at least 25 states:
whistleblower protection—in 20 states:
* refer to the report for specific protections.
workplace violence—in 14 states:
every effort is made to provide a comprehensive and accurate summary, however omissions are possible.
questions should be directed to ana’s government affairs program at [email protected].