Reflection on Learning

The examination of the nursing organization and its political function

The selected nursing organization is the American Nurses Association (ANA) that is aimed at helping in the transformation of the nation's health by empowering the nurses. Nurses use their organization to play the advocacy role hence are directly involved in the political functions. The ANA is using the political action committee to ensure that the voices and the opinions of the nurses are heard by the Congressmen (Keeler et al., 2019). Through the ANA, nurses have the American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC) that is used to offer support to any federal candidate who shares their concerns and the challenges they encounter.

The three legislative initiates supported by the ANA

The legal initiatives supported by the ANA are aimed at ensuring that there is protection and the improvement of the scope of nursing practice. ANA is aiming at removing the barriers and making sure that nurses are involved in the full practice. The ANA, therefore, monitors and advocates for the legislative and changes within the law that affects the nurses' scope of practice. Another legal initiative by the ANA is the removal of the barriers towards access to healthcare services. The other legal initiative of the ANA is related to the qualifications and the licensure requirements for the nurses to participate in the delivery of healthcare services to the patient (Keeler et al., 2019). The ANA, therefore, is helping with the establishment of the review plan for the recognition of the nursing specialty.

Defining the personal position on each initiative and whether there is an agreement with the position and the advocacy platform of the ANA

I am fully supporting the legal initiatives taken by the ANA that are aimed at ensuring that patients are receiving quality healthcare services and benefiting nurses. These initiatives help in making sure that before nurses are involved in the practice, they have to meet the requirements set by the ANA. This is important in the promotion of safe healthcare delivery and the prevention of potential errors. The ANA review the program that is used in determining nurses' specialization and confirming whether the standards of practice have been met (Williams et al., 2016). Therefore, through these initiatives, the ANA is helping in making sure that there is a successful process of monitoring and advocating for the legislative and regulatory changes that meet the scope of nurse practice.

Composition of a tweet reflecting on the personal position concerning the legislative initiative

The ANA is a great organization that is concerned with not only the well-being of the nurses but also that of the patients since it aims at making sure that the healthcare practices are based on the set standards. Every nurse should therefore take an opportunity to be part of this team since it has numerous benefits for being a member of this team. It gives nurses an opportunity of taking part in legal initiatives for example the initiatives that are aimed at promoting the safety of the healthcare providers within their working environment. The ANA is also helping in ensuring that the efforts aimed at expanding the role of the nurses through the scope of practice are attained effectively through advocacy via the legal process using the members of the Congress (Keeler et al., 2019). This is important in making sure that the full practice of the nurses is realized in other states that do not allow such laws.

My tweet:

#ANA #GreatOrganization #SupportANA #ANA is aiming at removing the barriers and making sure that nurses are involved in the full practice.

References

Keeler, H., Baier, R. R., Kosar, C., Culross, B., & Cramer, M. E. (2019). Examining the impact of board-certified registered nurses in skilled nursing facilities using national and state quality and clinical indicators. Journal of gerontological nursing, 45(11), 39-45.

Williams, T. E., Baker, K., Evans, L., Lucatorto, M. A., Moss, E., O’Sullivan, A., ... & Zittel, B. (2016). Registered nurses as professionals, advocates, innovators, and collaborative leaders: Executive summary. Online journal of issues in nursing, 21(5).