ANA’s Home Health Nursing Scope and Standards Revision Workgroup seeks public comment on the draft document Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice available at this link. Please focus your review on the content and clarity of this professional document. Download draft document (also located at the link) and submit your comments and recommendations via the online form by 5:00 pm ET on Dec. 11. Contributions from RNs, APRNs, nursing students, patients, families, caregivers and other stakeholders are most welcome so please share this announcement with others. For technical questions, please contact npp@ana.org. ANA appreciates your time and review of this important document.
Daily Archives: November 14, 2013
Travel Nurse Interview: Lori Mercer
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MNA Statement on State Licensure Process Review
On Wed., Nov. 13, Minnesota legislators convened a joint committee on Health and Human Services to review process of the Minnesota Board of Nursing regarding licensure and discipline of nursing professionals. MNA submitted written testimony reflecting the organization’s position on the issue.
Senator Kathy Sheran
Representative Tina Liebling
75 Rev Martin Luther King Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55115
Written statement to the Joint Committee on Health and Human Services
November 12, 2013
The Minnesota Nurses Association respects the purpose of this Joint Committee hearing to review licensing and disciplinary processes of Minnesota’s Board of Nursing.
Our organization was founded in 1905 on the mission to protect the public by assuring it that a registered nurse met proper standards of professional practice. 108 years later, we remain dedicated to that principle.
As MNA represents nearly 20,000 registered nurses practicing in the state of Minnesota, we also fundamentally recognize the fallibilities that are bound to arise in a diverse population.
The situation exposed by recent news features regarding illicit behavior by nurses and follow-up discipline by the Board of Nursing is undoubtedly devastating to patients and families. And even though statistics prove these circumstances represent less than 1 percent of the millions of patient-nurse engagements occurring every year in a variety of health care settings in our state, we want above all to be assured of systems in place that prevent future incidences.
We should always want to advance the nursing and improve systems and processes. We urge engaging numerous parties, without singling out for blame any individual, organization, employer, agency – or profession.
We can start by asking questions, and providing honest and reflective answers.
- Does any Regulatory Board have enough resources to maintain the latest knowledge about dealing with Substance Abuse Disorder and other mental health afflictions?
- Do Regulatory Board members have enough time and opportunity to adequately review and discuss cases?
- Are benchmarks in place to provide uniformity in the discipline process
- Does work load negatively impact a worker’s behavior?
Travel Nurse Daily: November 14, 2013
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Webinar – Navigating the Changing Economic Environment for Nurses
ANA Expresses Sympathy to the People of the Philippines, Directs Nurses to Disaster Relief Efforts
RN Response Network sends first team into the Philippines
The first team of nurses with previous disaster assessment experience will be heading to Manila on Thursday.
They will be leaving from San Francisco International Airport at 5 p.m. We invite you to come to the International Terminal to show your support for this important journey in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda.
Once they arrive in the Philippines, they will meet with local doctors, nurses, healthcare professionals and disaster relief organizations setting the groundwork for the next groups of volunteers, as well as joining if possible in direct medical support.
“The patience and focus that are part of every nurse’s training is essential now,” says Zenei Cortez, Co-President of the California Nurses Association. “In the early stages of disaster, we must act quickly, but we must also act intelligently. Our advance team will effectively determine needs on the ground as we continue to contact volunteers.”
We are thankful for the tremendous response to the call for help, with 1,500 RNs from all 50 states and 12 countries, including the Philippines, stepping up to volunteer so far.
The RNRN staff is working hard to call those who have volunteered to help those coping with this tragic event. We appreciate your patience.
The need for donations, which are tax deductible, to help send nurses to the Philippines continues, as well as the call for nurse volunteers. This will be a long difficult recovery process for the Philippines.
The staff with RNRN are in ongoing communications with the Philippines Alliance of Health Workers, a member of NNU’s international affiliate Global Nurses United and other healthcare workers and disaster relief groups, to determine the need for nurses, medical supplies and donations on the ground.
RNRN, a project of the 185,000-member National Nurses United, has a history of cutting through red-tape, as circumstances require, by carefully vetting responders and working with other experienced relief organizations to ensure that providers have the skills and preparation necessary to meet the needs of communities impacted by disaster.