2005 MNA legislative platform.Montana Nurses' Association (MNA MNA Monitored Natural Attenuation MNA Massachusetts Nurses Association MNA Michigan Nonprofit Association MNA Mini-Nutritional Assessment MNA Mission to North America (Presbyterian Church in America outreach) ) is the nonprofit professional association representing nearly 13,000 registered nurses (RNs) in Montana including more than 560 licensed as Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). MNA is the recognized organization, which lobbies for nursing practice issues to protect the practice of professional nurses and also protect the public in areas of health care. MNA Mission Statement: The Montana Nurses' Association promotes professional nursing practice, standards and education; represents professional nurses; and provides nursing leadership in promoting high quality health care. 1. Improve the quality of nursing practice by: a. providing educational opportunities to update/retool RNs as new health care delivery systems are adopted; b. identifying funding sources for increased training and additional education of RNs; c. identifying funds that support research/projects to develop innovative nursing practice; d. promoting continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). ; e. encouraging national certification national certification Lab medicine A voluntary form of regulation that affirms that a person has the knowledge and skill to perform essential tasks in a given field, in the lab or in nursing; NC is granted by nongovernmental agencies or associations with for nurses; f. providing for RN representation on local, state and national advisory committees/boards associated with health care; and g. supporting the regulatory authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities and collaborating with the Montana Board of Nursing (BON Bon Popular annual festival in Japan, usually observed July 13–15, in honor of the spirits of deceased family members and of all the dead. As at the New Year festival, the dead are believed to return to their birthplaces. ) on nursing practice issues. 2. Protect the economic and general welfare of nurses by: a. promoting legislation aimed at addressing economic market conditions for RNs; b. ensuring the right of RNs to engage in collective bargaining collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees, usually a labor union. in Montana; c. opposing any "Right to Work" legislation; d. addressing workplace environment, appropriate staffing, and patient safety; and e. advocating legislation prohibiting mandatory overtime. 3. Improve access to quality, cost effective health care by developing and/or supporting public policies which: a. respond to the needs of the unserved and underserved populations by promoting access to health care coverage; b. identify or develop alternative health care delivery systems that are cost-effective and provide quality health care; c. mandate third party reimbursements directly to RNs from public and private payers; and d. remove barriers (financial, regulatory, and/or institutional) that deny access to appropriate/ qualified health care providers. 4. Protect human rights by developing and/or supporting public policies which: a. promote access to appropriate health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract ; b. preserve individual rights to privacy; and c. promote debate and consideration of ethical dilemmas An ethical dilemma is a situation that will often involve an apparent conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. This is also called an ethical paradox in health care. |
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