The Arizona State Board Of Nursing

The Indiana State Board of Nursing is a professional licensing agency that is accountable for the regulation of nursing practice. The board looks over all nursing practices in Indiana to make sure they are safe and effective. The board has different administrative positions, set by the Indiana General Assembly, such as the governor of state, a state agency, state official and organization. ISBN has the power to issue or suspend nursing license in Indiana. Some typical duties of the ISBN are to develop practice standards, enforce nurse practice acts, accredit/approve nursing schools, and develop polices, administrative rules and regulations.

enhance quality. Some of the nursing issues in health care reform are; access to care,

College of Nursing Program outcome: “Protect the rights of people to receive optimum care and make informed decisions affecting their health welfare.”

The meeting I attended was the Arizona State Board of Nursing via livestream on September 17, 2015. This meeting is open to the public to attend or watch online livestream which is what I did. The members of attendance were: Board President Randy C. Quinn, RN, MSN, CRNA, Board Vice President Carolyn Jo McCormies, RN, MS, FNP-BC, Board Secretary Terri Berrigan, LPN, C-AL, and Board Members Lori A. Gutierrez, BS, RN-C, DON-CLTC, CBN, Jana Machesky, LPN, Kathryn L. Busby, J.D., Dr. Kimberly A. Post, DPN, MBA/HCM, RN, NEA-BC, M. Shawn Harrell, RN, MS, and lastly Melinda Pheanis Preston, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC. According to the Arizona Board of Nursing mission statement their organization protects and promotes the welfare of the public ensuring that each person holding a nursing license of the practice of nursing license or certificate is competent to practice safely (“Mission Statement,” n.d.). The purpose of these board meetings is to discuss any regulations that need investigating so they keep the nursing standards to protect the public. This involves bringing forth nurses to discuss any disciplinary actions that have been brought up against them or that needs further review.

Professional organizations play important roles in regulating professional practice and supporting, the role of State Boards of Nursing in their roles. Professional organizations and associations in nursing are critical for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and proactive work needed to maintain a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of its clients and nurses, and the trust of society (Matthews, 2012). The characteristics and role of the history of professional nursing organizations, is the advocacy activities, of professional nursing organizations, directly related to the State Boards of nursing and practice (Health Care Reform, 2017 and Matthews, 2012)

The Virginia Board of Nursing has one main purpose: to keep the general public safe. There are twelve volunteer board members who carry the responsibility of giving a defendant a chance to explain the motive for their actions that merited the Formal Hearing. The board takes the time to listen to witnesses, investigators, and other pertinent persons that are involved in the case. They will then go into a closed session and make a collaborative decision whether the defendant is safe and competent to practice under their nursing license.

The Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN) is an organization that protects the public by ensuring that all nurses holding a license or certificate are competent to practice safely. The board approves education programs and also regulates the practice of nursing (Arizona State Board of Nursing, 2012). The board holds a meeting almost every month to discuss issues and rule on present cases. The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss agenda items of the attended Arizona State Board of Nursing’s monthly professional meeting.

The Professional Nursing Organizations and Regulatory Agencies for Nursing are what nursing professionals look to for standards, guidance, support, rules and regulations, along with licensure and discipline if necessary. One example of a professional nursing organization (PNO) would be the American Nurses Association (ANA). The role of the ANA includes: promotion/ development of the nursing profession, involvement with legislation and policy making, supporting the nurse in order for the nurse to provide quality care for the those receiving care. The mission statement of the ANA is simple and direct... "nurses advancing our profession to improve health

The Texas Nurses Association (TNA) District one meeting for the El Paso area, took place on September 20, 2016 at 1845. The President of District one, Paula Meagher was unable to attend the meeting as she was ill. She did however provide us with a list of the current Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) issues that TNA is engaged in. The issue that really caught my attention was Texas Occupations Code, section 157.011 (b-1) which deals with APRN restrictions on writing prescriptions for Schedule two controlled substances. The TNA website states:

The Florida Board of nursing supports state associations such as the FNA which encourages legislation to allow all nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and training. It additionally supports efforts to protect the rights, jobs, wages, pensions, health care coverage, and other benefits of our state-employed health care nurses. Today I will be discussing about my policy brief and providing an in-depth analysis on the issue and how the Florida state board of nursing will contribute to the cause. (Cheryl, 2012).

Writer, Aimee Plante, from the Arizona Capital Times, wrote “A Coming Storm: Arizona’s Nursing Shortage”. In the article, Plante immediately captured the attention of the audience with her use of the pathos appeal, by stating that ‘”cloudy days” (Plante par. 1) are soon to come for the state of Arizona. Plante moved forward to present a reliable source, outlining projections on the limited supply of nurses available in many states; including, Arizona, which is expected to be affected the most.

Attending the Texas Nurses Association District 8 annual meeting was educational, remarkable, and inspirational. Meeting the new officers for the coming year and the recognition for outgoing officers had a sense of camaraderie, which envelops nursing. The legislative updates and highlights included a significant bill to APRN’s, House Bill 1415. Although left pending in committee, this bill will allow APRN’s full practice authority. TNA has partnered with coalitions to assist in the passing of this bill. While there has been opposition to this bill by physician based associations, the impact of the passage and implementation of this bill is beneficial to the state, medical community and most importantly, our patients.

In recent years, APRNs have been very vocal through many nursing coalitions and associations. The voices of all ARNPs seeking full practice authority has been heard with the proposed bills. The Florida Panhandle Nurse Practitioner Coalition (FRNPC), has given information to all ARNPs to keep ahead in legislative issues. A white paper published by the American College of Physicians have been shared to all Floridian ARNPs through the

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a full-service professional organization that symbolizes the interests of registered nurses through its constituent and state nurses associations. The ANA implements the nursing profession by raising high standards of nursing practice, honoring the rights of nurses in the work field, promoting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by pushing the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public. Their mission statement is, “Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all.” Some of ANA’s main focuses are reformation of the health care system so that it delivers primary health care in the communities, growing roles for

In the early 1980s it came to light that while the supply of nurses had reached a record high, only 80% of hospitals nationwide had adequate nurse staffing levels (American Nurse Credentialing Center, 2011, p. 8). To address this issue a taskforce was formed within the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Through an initial study of 165 hospitals, the AAN determined the characteristics of healthcare organizations that were magnetically attracting and retaining nurses as employees (American Nurse Credentialing Center, p. 9). In this study the AAN found “Forces of Magnetism” that contributed to the high level of job satisfaction amongst nurses, superior quality of care, low job turnover, and high level of nurse involvement in leadership, decision-making, and research. In the early 1990s, catapulted by the findings of this initial study, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) developed the Magnet Recognition Program. The intention of the ANCC’s Magnet Recognition Program was threefold: To reward hospitals that demonstrated “excellence in the delivery of nursing services to patients;” to encourage quality in the nursing work environment to support practicing professional nurses; and to guide navigation for the dissemination of evidenced-based clinical nursing practice (American Nurse Credentialing Center, 2011, p. 14).