WNA working for you--summer 2008.
WNA Working for You--Summer 2008
Core Issue #1--Workforce Health, Rights & Safety
Workforce Advocacy Legislation/Regulation
WNA is working on the following policy strategies related to promoting
nursing's workplace health, rights and safety.
Legislation/Rule Activity Target Group
Criminalization of AB 683 Quality Improvement Nursing
RN for medical error Act/Decriminalization for workforce
Unintentional Medical Error
did not get through the two
state houses. We will need to
start over and develop a
different strategy for
advancing this legislation in
the next biennium. WNA is very
appreciative of all the work
and support that was provided
by the Wisconsin Hospital
Association.
Supervision of APNPs expressing concerns NP, CNS and
APNP by physician regarding the physician CNM that
as a requirement supervision requirements found have
under the Patient in the Patient Compensation prescriptive
Compensation Fund Fund (PCF) statute. This is authority.
contrary to state statutes
Nursing 441 governing the
authority to prescribe
providing there is a Colla-
boration Agreement in place.
WNA is working with the Office
of the Insurance Commissioner
to pursue statute changes in
the PCF that removes the
supervisory requirement.
Statute changes for AB 497 did not advance this APNPs
inclusion of APNP legislative year. The legis-
as health care lation allows APNPs to sign
provider disability certificates for
disabled hunters, sign state-
ment indicating military
veteran eligibility for needed
services and perform special
examinations requested by
Department of Transportation.
WNA will work the assembly
author and find a Senate author
for the next biennium so that
this legislation can get passed.
HFS 35-- Continue to provide input into APNPs
Certification of proposed Admistrative Rule HFS
Medicaid Outpatient 35 regarding role of Board
Mental Health Certified Psych Mental Health
Clinics APNs.
Supporting WNA's Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Group (SIG) Summary of Activity
Advanced Practice Nurse Forum APN Salary & Benefit Survey is in the
process of being tabulated. Results
are to be available around June 30,
2008
WI Parish Nurse Coalition Planning Annual Conference in
conjunction with WNA Convention
Wisconsin Environmental Health Planning Annual Conference in
Nurses Coalition (WEHNC) conjunction with WNA Convention.
Strategic planning completed and in
the process of implementation.
WINPAC WINPAC is endorsing 5 RNs who are
running for a state legislator
position. The information on these
candidates, the WINPAC Questionnaire
and how you can get involved is
posted on WNA's website
WNA's Workforce Advocacy Program
Core Issue #2--Appropriate Nurse Staffing & Nurse Shortage
Legislation/Rule Activity Target
/Policy Group
Safe Nurse Staffing Working on a strategy for deve- Nursing
loping model safe staffing Workforce
legislation that can be
introduced January 2009.
RN Workforce Data WNA staff is an active participant Nursing
Collection and State on the Department of Workforce workforce
Funding for the Development Subcommittee to
Wisconsin Center identify a strategy for the
for Nursing collection data regarding the
nursing workforce.
Nurse Fatigue & WNA along with the Wisconsin Wisconsin
Patient Safety Nursing Coalition has developed a RNs
Working Draft paper on awareness
campaign related to the impact of
nurse fatigue and patient safety.
Nurse Faculty Recommendations from the Legis- Nurse
Shortage Task lative/Board of Nursing sponsored Faculty
Force Task Force for addressing the Nurse
Faculty shortage can he found on
WNA's website.
Peer Assistance Approved position statement on Nurses
Advisory Council Guidelines for the Chemically
Dependent, Impaired Nurse and Peer
Assistance. It can be found on
WNA's website under the Workforce
Advocacy/Impaired Practice tab
Core Issue #3--Continued Competencies--WNA Educational Offerings
for 2008
Legislation/Rule Activity Target
/Policy Group
Mandatory Continuing Identified the pros and cons to RNs
Education for RN's mandatory continuing education as
requirement for RN license renewal.
Strategy pending
Clarification of Follow-up to WNA Summit of February RNs
Role and Practice 2008. Strategy for advancing
Standards for RN's practice standards for RN and LPN
and LPN's in care in the nursing home has been
Nursing Homes. developed.
Educational Offerings 2001--Mark Your Calendar!
2008 WNA/AVSNA Annual Oct 16-18 2008 Environmental Oct. 16
Convention Health and Parish
Nurse Conferences
Core Issue #4--Patient Safety/Advocacy Healthy Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee Will be working with WNA WNA World Nuclear Association (UK) WNA Wisconsin Nurses Association WNA Weather Normalization Adjustment WNA Wireless Network Access WNA Wireless Network Administration WNA Wednesday Night Acro WNA White Noise Acceleration Districts and other community groups to sponsor Town Hall Meetings on the benefits of Health Care Reform and the important role of the nurse Legislation Check WNA website for listing of the legislative bills that were of interest to WNA. The legislative floor sessions have ended.
You Were Represented April 2008-May 2008
Topic Individual/Group Location Date
Promoting Nurse Nurses Foundation Madison 4/11/08
Scholarships and of Wisconsin
Research Funding
ANA and National ANA Midwest States Chicago 4/12 &
Nursing Issues Meetings 4/13
2008
Overview of WNA Public Eau Clare District Eau Claire 4/14/08
Policy Agenda Public Policy
Committee
Presentation on Eau Claire County Eau Claire 4/14/08
Delegation Issues Public Health
Department RN
Presentation on Advance Practice Wisconsin 4/17/08
Employment Contracts Nurses Dells
and Patient Compen-
sation Fund Statutes
Presentation on WNA Lakeshore Cleveland 4/21/08
Criminalizalion for District
Medical Errors
Board of Nursing Wisconsin Board of Madison 5/1/08
Meeting Nursing
Strategies for state- DWD Subcommittee on Madison 5/1/08
wide collection of Data Collection on
nursing workforce data health care workforce
Exhibit at Milwaukee Nurses Week Lamplight Milwaukee 5/5/08
District Nurses Event Walk
Nurse Interviews desire Representatives from Madison 5/8/08
to amend Adm Code N8 Wisconsin Chapter of
(APNP) Nurse Midwives
Media Interview on ANA Reporter Madison 5/27/08
Health Care Reform
WNA Public Policy WNA Public Policy Madison 5/31/08
Agenda Council Meeting
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