Np In Nursing

Nurses have been successful advocates for improvement of the individuals, communities and indeed Nations. However much more work needs to be done to reduce health disparities, improvement of quality and safety in the health system. As well as improve access to care and formulate policies in organization that focus on the need of patients. In my opinion, nurses sometimes believe in a common mistake that nurses lack the power to be effective in the legislative arena. However, I just want to emphasize that nurses are the largest group of health care providers, and we can generate enough power to successfully reform the health care system based on numbers

Nurses’ involvement in policy debates brings our professional values to bear on the process. (Warner, 2003) The Master’s prepared nurse’s goal as an advocate should be to fight to enhance the client’s wellbeing in every possible way, at every available opportunity. This can be achieved by being part of organization that advocate for patients’ right as well as for better working condition for our colleagues. Also, nurses could choose to get involved in politics or lobby on behalf of other nurses.

Bill HB 1225 was filled 01/23/2017, made it out of the House Committee on 05/08/2017, with Committee report sent to Calendars on 05/09/2017. Bill SB 654 was filed on 01/30/2017, made its way through the various bill stages, and was passed into law on 05/29/2017 to be effective on 09/01/2017. The passing of Bill SB 654 will especially escalate insurance network capabilities in regions of the State of Texas with healthcare provider shortages. There have been comparable bills in the past that have failed being passed into law. The discussed legislation embraces the APRN consensus model with regards to the need to increase access to APRNs (Walker,

Health policies, whether allocative or regulatory, are presented, debated, and decided on through the legislative process. It is the responsibility of all nurses to understand the many steps to this process, recognize problems that require attention, and know how they are able to influence the decision making process (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2014). The required steps for a bill to become a law include: introduction, committee consideration, floor scheduling, House and Senate consideration, difference resolution, and Presidential action. Only after successful passage through all steps can a bill be delivered for submission into public law.

As a health care team member who has direct access to patients on the daily bases who better to be a part of the policy making process. Nurses can not only be a voice for themselves to make their job run smoother but they can also be a voice for the patients to help them receive the care they deserve. If nurses fail to take part in this process others will make decisions that affect their practice without any of their input and they will continue to be forced to adapt to the changes that could have negative effects on themselves and their patients. Continuing to increase the number of nurses who are politically intelligent and active will help achieve the desired goal. One effective way to accomplish this is to continuously educate all staff nurses for this vital role. Another way is to pay attention to legislation that is introduced and by contacting elected representatives to voice opinions on your behalf, whether they are positive or negative. Technology makes this process convenient through the use of the Internet and E-mail. In the past the common thought among the nursing community is that there was nothing in their power that they could do as health personnel to change or influence the policies that were being implemented in their hospitals and clinics. I

Nurse practitioners (NP’s) are registered nurses that have advanced education and training to provide services in academia and clinical services. Nurse practitioners have to follow state practice regulations. Now more than ever, NP’s can assert role significance by participating in health policy activities at the local, state, national, and international levels (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, n.d.). The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (n.d.) reports that NP’s offer high-quality care during a time that the U.S. faces a major population increase and primary care shortage. The increasing demand for primary care providers

Nurse Practitioners (NP) are known to generate a large portion of revenue into their practice, but their worth is more than just financial. NPs are valuable contributors to their workforce and bring with them expertise, knowledge, skills, compassionate care, high quality care, and holistic treatment plan to achieve their patient well-being. NPs contribute to the productivity in their practice, which can be measured in their clinical services and an increase in revenue. As stated by Packard (2014), NP’s contributions are at times hidden by coding and billing because of many reimbursement policies, which may bill physicians for services NPs provide.

Every Healthcare facility that gave a Community Service Assurance in exchange for Hill-Burton funds under Title VI of the Public Health Service Act must comply with the following rules:

Nursing is an age-honored tradition and plays one of the most important roles in the healthcare environment. Nurses are essential to patient safety and play a key element in patient advocacy. Unfortunately, a changing economy and declining finances have created a shortage of nurses in the United States (US). Legislature allows citizens of the US to affect change in order to adequately meet the needs of its people. Therefore, it has become necessary to create a bill that speaks to the nursing shortage in the US. The National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act (§ 864, 2015-2016) addresses the current shortage of nurses in the United States. Within the bill are specifics in regards to acceptable nurse-patient ratios, the role of nurses as patient advocates, and mandates regarding job security and licensure

Effect of new policy on Nursing practice, Health care delivery and Health care consumers (now and in the future).

They can influence the people throughout their state, in order to practice independently. They can conduct quality assurance and add improvements to healthcare (Chilton 2015). The nurse practitioner can affect health care policy by writing to their state legislators; they work closely with their patients and can help to reduce complications and provide a method of care (Chilton 2015). As the Affordable Care Act brings more patients into the healthcare system, the demand for NP’s services can only increase and therefore there will be a need for their services. NP’s can move beyond their limitations and restrictions and have more control and autonomy into their practice to better assist their patients. NP’s have to deal with inequalities in the healthcare system and they are qualified to practice independently (Edmunds 2013). Nurse practitioners have been excluded or restricted on a scale and are not recognized or supported to practice independently in their state (Edmunds 2013). NP’s have the ability to apply their knowledge & clinical expertise to influence and initiate a health care policy (Danna 2009). The suggestion of a policy concept is regarding the issues in healthcare that are require for modification. NP’s can provide possible solutions

Being a nurse advocate means to support, protect, and speak out for the interest of our patients. Advocate has a nurse can have more impact on health care legislation. However, not enough NPs are engaged in the policy process (Fyffe, 2009, Leavitt, 2009). Advocacy and health policy are a fundamental part of Nurse Practitioners organization which put an easy access and understandable tools in their hands to make the advocacy process friendly. Unless professional NP organizations develop ways of achieving coherence and sharing knowledge, NPs may be unable to realize any type of influence over policy development (Fyffe,

Nurses are usually the most powerful people on earth, given the fact that they have a remarkable potential to exercise tremendous power both in the societal and political arenas. This power emanates from the great body of healthcare knowledge that they possess and in their large numbers. Contrary to this absolute fact, most nurses do not maximize this policy changing potential that they own. Regrettably, they view political activism not as power tool but as a barrier to the furtherance of their nursing profession. This emanates from the view that nursing is about application of service through actual involvements which politics does not entail (Rains and Barton-Kriese 219).

As I begin this semester in Health care policy, I must admit, my knowledge is limited. Currently my knowledge stems only from submitting opinions to our representatives on bills that affect our practice. As to how these bills come to the table, I am lean on the knowledge. Health care policy has not been my forte in the past. Although I recognize as a professional, it is utmost importance to stay informed as well as voice our professional opinions on matters. In the past, I have voiced to my representatives my opinion by calling or writing my view on different policies up for a vote in the governing body. The most recent opinion submitted was in regards to the Veteran’s Administration (VA) granting full provider authority to Nurse Practitioners

The legislative process is constructed of three parts that include the policy formulation, policy implementation and policy modification. Policy formulation is gathering and formulating a bill to take to legislation for review. The bill consists of a healthcare issue that has been researched with a clearly stated alternative or solution to the problem. Then the policy is implemented within the various nursing boards. The outcomes and feedback related to the policy in place is noted as policy modification. Policy modification helps reconstruct issues within a bill that has been