Patient Advocates: A Powerful Nurse Practitioner Resource Webinar

 

 

Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action will host a free webinar on "Patient Advocates: A Powerful Nurse Practitioner Resource," Thursday, August 8th from 12 – 1pm EDT. 

 

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Sponsored by the American Nurse Practitioner Foundation, this webinar features Regina Holliday, caregiver, patient advocate and artist.  Holliday sends a powerful message about patient rights, the healthcare system and needed change.  She will change your view of patient relationships.  Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Senior Advisor for Nursing, is responsible for addressing nurse and faculty shortages in an effort to create a higher quality of patient care in the U.S. at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Hassmiller is also the Director of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action.  Dr. Hassmiller will share how focusing on patient centered messaging can have an impact on changing legislation by addressing: scope of practice, prescriptive authority and reimbursement.

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To inquire about PNP jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

ARNP Scope of Practice - Iowa Supreme Court Makes Landmark Decision

Iowa Nursing practice recently achieved a “big win” as the Iowa Supreme Court issued a landmark decision ruling that the Iowa Board of Nursing maintains authority to define the scope of Nursing Practice in Iowa, not medical organizations.  The American Nurses Association issued a news release explaining that the appeal by three nursing organizations was prompted by an Iowa District Court judge’s ruling that supervision of fluoroscopy was not “recognized by the medical…profession as proper to be performed by the registered nurse,” as required by Iowa Nursing Law.  The ANA news release quoted ANA President, Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, RAAN, “In today’s high-demand health care environment, we need nurses and all other health care professionals working to the top level of their capabilities and licenses  The court’s decision will help Iowans get the health care services they need in a timely, efficient, and effective way."      


In an article written by Lynn Boes - INA Legal Counsel, posted on the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action website, Boes’ included the following noted by the Iowa Supreme Court: “if the District Court’s ruling were to be upheld, it would fundamentally alter the nursing profession, as well as healthcare within Iowa, by allowing physician associations to have absolute veto power over any proposed new nursing rule, regardless of the actual opinions of Iowa physicians and of the actions of Iowa physicians in their privileging of nurses to perform various practices.”

Boes wrote, “this is a win for Iowa patients and Iowa healthcare in general and Iowa nursing practice specifically!” 

Melnic Consulting Group supports the Campaign for Action, and is a strong advocate for Advanced Practice Nurses and the nursing community. 

To inquire about PNP jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com