Protect your Profession - Promote the Coalition for Pts Rights

[Nitecap]

Guys check out this website. It is a coallition opposing some of the AMA's tactics. Forward the site to all Nurses, PT's, RT's ect that all 4 million midlevel healthcare providers will know and understand what the AMA is up to. Also forward this to all your family members and friends that support your profession. Explain to them that this is an effort to increase their control, not an effort to improve healthcare. Public awareness is imperative in these instances. The Public trusts and has faith in Nurses, PT's, RT's ect. They should know what others are doing to effect our practice and their care.

http://www.patientsrightscoalition.org/

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

been busy with youngest sons hs graduation, so missed this post.

the coalition for patients’ rights (cpr) consists of 25 organizations representing a variety of licensed health care professionals who provide a diverse array of safe, effective, and affordable health care services to millions of patients each year.

coalition for patients' rights is spearheaded by ana (american nurses association), aana (american association of nurse anesthetists) and apa (american psychological association)

and is composed predominately of nursing organizations, along with the american physical therapy association and american chiropractic association who've banded together as a lobbying group to preserve the legal and professional right to care for patients.

about us

in the face of organized medicine’s latest divisive efforts to limit these professionals’ abilities to provide the care they are qualified to give, the cpr was formed for the sake of patients—to ensure that the growing needs of the american health system can be met and that patients everywhere have access to quality health care providers of their choice.

health care professionals urge cooperative patient care;

oppose sopp & ama resolution 814

the undersigned organizations represent a wide variety of more than 3 million health care professionals, providing a diverse array of safe, effective and affordable services. we are united in declaring that the scope of practice partnership (sopp) that various physician organizations have formed, as well as american medical association (ama) resolution 814, are unnecessary actions that will impede, rather than enhance, patient access to quality care. we call upon the sopp member organizations to cease their divisive efforts and, instead, work with us to advance the health and well-being of patients. it is inappropriate for physician organizations to advise consumers, legislators, regulators, policy makers or payers regarding the scope of practice of licensed health care professionals whose practice is authorized in statutes other than medical practice acts. the erroneous assumption that physician organizations should determine what is best for other licensed health care professionals is an outdated line of thinking that does not serve today’s patients.

http://www.patientsrightscoalition.org/statement.htm

glad to see this group unite to protect patients rights to choose health care providers and protect each professions right to provide healthcare.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Our news item: Docs at it again: Who is Responsible for Our Scope of Practice? points out the concerns nurses have voiced over this issue.

[PANurseRN1]

Two major misgivings: First, that the ANA is involved, and second, that chiros are also in this.

The ANA is fanning the flames of hostility with their relentless push of the DNP. While I am all for NPs and pt. choice, I'm not for confusing the public and muddying the waters for patients. Not to mention that nurses have more serious problems that nursing leadership could be addressing.

Maybe I'm just behind the times, but I think if you want to practice independently and be addressed as "Doctor," then go to medical school.

I suppose I'll get flamed or even banned for saying the above, but this frustrates me to no end.