ANA and Public Health Nursing November, 2006

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ANAandPublic Health Nursing November, 2006

• Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN
• Senior Policy Fellow
• American Nurses Association

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ANA

• ANA represents the interests
• of the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses
  through its 54 constituent state and territorial
  associations and 16 organizational affiliates.
• More than 25 of ANA's constituent member
  associations serve as collective bargaining
  agents for nurses.

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ANA Initiatives
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2006 ANA HOD Actions

• Elected Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR,
  President
• Passed measures which
• Call for RNs to work closely with government
  agencies and professional organizations to ensure
  a more coordinated and effective response to
  natural disasters, such as hurricanes
• Advocate for an adequate supply of influenza
  vaccine and a well-structured plan to distribute
  it equitably if an influenza pandemic occurs
• Launch an educational campaign to increase the
  number of consumers, including RNs, who receive
  seasonal influenza vaccinations each year
• Build on ANA's campaign to reduce toxic chemicals
  in health care and everyday products
• by substituting safer alternatives

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CNPE is

• an organized, deliberative body which brings
  together the diverse experiences and perspectives
  of ANA members. The Congress focuses on
  establishing nursings approach to emerging
  trends within the socioeconomic, political and
  practice spheres of the health care industry by
  identifying issues and recommending policy
  alternatives to the Board of Directors.

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CNPE Members and Liaisons

• Kathleen M. White, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC, Chair
• Karen Ballard, MA, RN, Vice Chair
• Esther Acree, , RN, MSN, SpCl NSG, BC-FNP
• Susan A. Albrecht, PhD, RN, FAAN
• Carolyn Baird, MBA, Med, RNC (INSA)
• Mary L. Behrens, RN, MSW, FNP-C
• Carola M. Bruflat, RNC, MSN, WHNP/FNP (AWHONN)
• Virginia Burggraf, DNS, RN, FAAN
• Sally Burrows-Hudson, MS RN CNN (ANNA)
• Myra C. Carmon, EdD, CPNP,RN
• Thomas Ray Coe, RN, MS, CNAA, FACHE
• Stephanie Davis Burnett, MSN, RN, FNP, CRRN (ARN)
  
• John F. Dixon, MSN, RN, CAN, B (AACN-West)
• Emma L. Doherty, MA, RN
• William R. Donovan, MA, RN
• Bette M. Ferree, MSN, RN, APRN, BC
• Susan Foster, MSN, APRN
• Irmatrude Grant, MS, RN
• Janet Y. Harris, RN, MSN, CNAA , BC

• Kathleen G. Lawrence, MSN, RN, CWOCN (WOCN)
• Carla A. B. Lee, PhD, ARNP, BC, FAAN
• Karen Leone-Natale, BSN, RN
• Lori Lioce, MSN, RN
• Jennifer H. Matthews, PhD, APRN , BC
• Peter T. Mitchell, RN, CNP, MSN
• Pamela Sue Neal, MSN-NA, RN, C-FNP
• Catherine E. Neuman, MSH, RN, CNAP
• Anne Mabe Newman, DSN, APRN, BC
• Ann M. O'Sullivan, RN, MSN, CAN
• Jackie R. Pfeifer, RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC
• Theresa Ann Posani, MS, RN, CNS
• Elizabeth Poster, PhD, RN, FAAN (APNA)
• Robin R. Potter-Kimball, RN, MS, CNS, BC
• Cheryl-Ann Resha, MSN, EdD, RN (NASN)
• Linda Riazi-Kermani, BSN, RN, CEN
• Pauline F. Robitaille, RN, MSN, CNOR (AORN)
• Patricia Schlosser, RN
• Cheryl K. Schmidt, PhD, RN

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CNPE Responsibilities
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• A succinct statement of the ethical duties and
  obligations of every nurse
• The profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard.
• Nursing's commitment to society.

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• Nursings
• Relationship with society
• Contributions to healthcare
• Obligation to recipients of care

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• Addresses advanced and general clinical practice
• Discusses the scope of practice
• Delineates practice standards and professional
  performance standards and their measurement
  criteria.

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• Addresses advanced and general Public Health
  Nursing practice
• Discusses the scope of PHN practice
• Delineates PHN practice standards and
  professional performance standards and their
  measurement criteria.

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Standards Workgroup

• Joy F. Reed, EdD, RN, Chairperson
• Betty Bekemeier, MSN, MPH, RN
• Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN
• M. Beth Benedict, DrPH, JD, RN
• Ellen L. Bridge, BS, MT, RN
• Stephanie Chalupka, EdD, APRN,BC, FAAOHN
• Mary Pat Couig, MPH, RN, FAAN
• Philip A. Greiner, DNSc, RN
• Glenda Kelly, MSN, RN
• Joan Kub, PhD, APRN, BC
• Pamela A. Kulbok, DNSc
• Deorah S. Martz, BSN, RN

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CNPE Pending Activities

• Environmental Health Principles
• Posted for comments on NursingWorld.org
• HIV/AIDS Position Statements
• Posted for comment on NursingWorld.org
• Public Health Nursing Scope and Standards of
  Practice
• Approved by the Congress on Nursing Practice and
  Economics 10/24/06
• In press with Nursesbooks.org

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Contact Information

• Nancy Shirley, PhD, RN
• Associate Professorand RN to BSN Program
  ChairSchool of Nursing
• Creighton University
• 2500 California Plaza
• Omaha, NE 68178
• PH 402-280-2054
• FX 402-280-2045
• EM NancyShirley_at_Creighton.edu

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Contact Information

• Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN
• Senior Policy Fellow
• American Nurses Association
• Department of Nursing Practice and Policy
• 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400
• Silver Spring, MD 20910
• PH 301-628-5062
• FX 240-363-4919
• EM Rita.Gallagher_at_ANA.org
• www.NursingWorld.org

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ANAandPublic Health Nursing November, 2006

• Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN
• Senior Policy Fellow
• American Nurses Association