ANA in the News

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• ANA Aims at Stopping Workplace Bullying This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Bullying is a barrier to achieving excellence. We hope people start having a dialogue and cultures will change.”
  4/12/2012 – NurseZone.com

• Obama, Biden Stress Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to Nurses This link opens up a new window.

  
  "It's a pretty innovative approach to need that's going to be prevalent in our community."
  4/12/2012 – Philadelphia Inquirer

• America’s Nurses Join Forces with the First Lady and Dr. Biden This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Nurses of every generation have cared for men and women suffering the visible and invisible wounds of war. Today, there are new, evidence based strategies and treatments for PTSD and TBI--and new hope.”
  4/11/2012 – NurseZone.com

• Advanced Practice Nurses Battle On for Autonomy This link opens up a new window.

  
  "We've got to move beyond the turf wars and get the care to the people who need it. There really are plenty of sick people to go around."
  4/3/2012 – HealthLeaders Media

• ANA’s Daley Requests Funding for Nursing Workforce This link opens up a new window.

  
  "As the economy continues to rebound, many of these nurses will seek retirement, leaving behind a significant deficit in the number of experienced nurses in the workforce."
  3/29/2012 – Nurse.com

• The Politics of Staffing This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Nurses, as patient advocates, are still expressing their concerns about unsafe staffing levels and patient safety. And legislators are responding."
  3/14/2012 – Advance for Nurses

• Career Trends for Registered Nurses This link opens up a new window.

  
  “More than ever, nurses are entrusted to help shape the future of healthcare…They are assuming more leadership positions…”
  3/14/2012 – AllHealthCareJobs.com

• CNIO Role on the Rise This link opens up a new window.

  
  “[Chief Nursing Informatics Officers] advocate for nurses and other supporting staff for a system that supports 24/7 care.”
  March 2012 – Healthcare IT News

• The Changing Role of Nurses This link opens up a new window.

  
  "Nurses have so much to contribute to patient care by means of quality and efficiency. We haven't begun to tap even a small percentage of their potential within health care."
  March 2012 – Hospitals & Health Networks

• The Nurse’s Role in Health Care Reform at the State Level This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Credentialing of APRNs in the private insurance market is poor. We don't want that to be immortalized in models that would continue to limit access to APRNs in these state insurance exchanges.”
  March 2012 – American Journal of Nursing

• Specialty Nursing Certifications Linked to Lower HAI Rates This link opens up a new window.

  
  “The more knowledgeable you are about your practice, obviously that translates into better outcomes.”
  2/21/2012 – Health Leaders Media

• Healthcare Groups Support Tavenner This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Nurses are becoming more prominent on the national level…To see her in this position as head of CMS speaks very highly of nursing’s capacity to lead.”
  2/20/2012 – Nurse.com

• Are Mandatory Flu Vaccinations in Your Future? This link opens up a new window.

  
  “As the most trusted profession, we owe it to ourselves, our patients and the public to be vaccinated and set the example we want the nation to follow.”
  2/10/2012 – NurseZone.com

• Next Health Care Mandate: Flu Shots for Medical Workers? This link opens up a new window.

  
  “…we believe if there is a chance that a nurse could expose a patient, it is the ethical responsibility of the nurse to be protected by vaccinations."
  2/6/2012 – PBS NewsHour

• Best Practices in Patient Safety Still Have Room for Improvement This link opens up a new window.

  
  More than 1,800 hospitals are using the American Nurses Association’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators…[N]urses have told the association that the data provides them greater insight as they pursue clinical excellence and safer care.
  1/31/2012 – Healthcare Briefings (AMN Healthcare)

• Feeling Strain When Violent Patients Need Care This link opens up a new window.

  
  According to the American Nurses Association 2011 Health and Safety Survey, the proportion of registered nurses who rank “on-the-job assault” as one of their three greatest safety concerns is now at 34 percent.
  1/30/2012 – The New York Times

• ‘BSN in 10’ Bills Could Start a Trend This link opens up a new window.

  
  “We do support initiatives to earn the BSN in 10 years.”
  1/27/2012 – NurseZone.com

• ANA Awards Six Hospitals for Outstanding Nursing Quality This link opens up a new window.

  
  “The award-winning hospitals recognize the importance of basing their nursing care strategies on data showing what produces the best results for patients.”
  1/26/2012 – NurseZone.com

• Nurse Health & Safety: Drilling Down to the Details of the Survey Reveals Many Positive Changes Made since 2001 This link opens up a new window.

  
  "Quality of the workplace is a key factor nurses consider when they talk about job satisfaction. It's a key factor for employers in retaining and recruiting nurses.”
  1/25/2012 – Advance for Nurses

• Creating a Safer Workplace for Nurses This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Healthy and safe work environments allow nurses to provide the best possible care for the patients who depend on them.”
  1/19/2012 – NurseZone.com

• ANA Files Brief In Support of Individual Mandate This link opens up a new window.

  
  "We need to preserve the provision in the law that spreads risks and costs fairly and allows us to provide more effective, less expensive health care for all Americans."
  1/13/2012 – Nurse.com

• A Preview of Top Health Care Employment Issues in 2012 This link opens up a new window.

  
  “I think the long term is looking good.”
  1/9/2012 – AMN Healthcare

• Why Nursing is Still the Most Trusted Profession This link opens up a new window.

  
  “I think nurses are gratified that we have earned the trust of the public.”
  1/5/2012 – NurseZone.com

• When Nurses Catch Compassion Fatigue, Patients Suffer This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Recognizing, managing and relieving these issues are critical for nurses and their employers.”
  1/3/2012 – Wall Street Journal

• 2012 State of Safety: ‘Danger Sign?’ This link opens up a new window.

  
  “[Musculoskeletal disorders are] an ongoing issue. It’s really the biggest and most costly occupational safety and health issue in the United States.”
  January 2012 – Safety + Health Magazine (National Safety Council)

• Nursing Makes a Comeback: Just in Time? This link opens up a new window.

  
  "Community hospitals can afford to be choosy, and they are choosing to hire baccalaureate nurses, as opposed to associate nurses.”
  12/28/2011 – CNN Money/Fortune.com

• ANA Supports Changes to Medicare Participation Terms This link opens up a new window.

  
  The ANA said its comments reflect changing trends in healthcare with the aim of taking full advantage of nurses' capabilities.
  12/20/2011 – Nurse.com

• Sticking to the Law This link opens up a new window.

  
  “We want this to be a wake-up call, because even 10 years after the legislation passed, there are still many nurses around the country who don't realize they have rights and that there are tools available that prevent these injuries."
  11/21/2001 – ADVANCE for Nurses

• Hiring Spurred by Health-Care Law Keeps Jobless Rate Under 10% This link opens up a new window.

  
  “If good care coordination can keep you from doing those redundant tests or having patients not following up properly, you’re going to save money.”
  11/10/2011 -- Bloomberg

• 2012 Health Care Jobs Outlook This link opens up a new window.

  
  “In 2012, the American Nurses Association expects a continuation of a trend toward modest growth in employment of nurses.”
  November 2011 – Monster.com

• ANA Pleased with Recent Changes to ACO Rules This link opens up a new window.

  
  "ACOs must be more than just a business structure for compensating the members of the healthcare team, but a means to achieve the larger goal of providing true patient-centered care that is essential to improving quality and reducing costs."
  10/26/2011 – Nurse.com

• New Principles Guide Nurses in Using Social Media This link opens up a new window.

  
  “When in doubt, leave it out.”
  10/10/2011 – www.NurseZone.com

• New Film “Puncture” Highlights Needlestick Injuries This link opens up a new window.

  
  “This shouldn’t be accepted as just part of the job…Nurses need to advocate for their health and safety…their health and safety is highly, highly important.”
  9/23/2011 – www.NurseZone.com

• Did School Nurse Shortage Lead to Girl’s Death? This link opens up a new window.

  
  "…What happens is schools say, 'Well, it's not a big deal, our school secretary or a para-educator can do this.' But there is value in actually being a registered nurse, because registered nurses know how to assess the kids, how to plan for their care, how to treat and how to respond in an emergency."
  7/14/2011 – The Early Show, CBS News

• How ACOs May Affect Nurses This link opens up a new window.

  
  “…We support the goals of nursing integration into ACOs, but the language specific to care coordination is a concern. We feel that it has neglected to recognize the contribution of nursing,”
  6/19/2011 – www.Nurse.com

• Obama Administration Steps into Insulin Shot Fight This link opens up a new window.

  
  "Students with disabilities will lose their right to receive health care from the licensed professionals who are best qualified to provide it."
  5/30/2011 – San Francisco Chronicle

• Best Practices for Recruitment & Retention This link opens up a new window.

  
  "When you look at the current economic situation, a lot of older nurses are staying in their positions. As a result, we are hearing that new graduates are finding it difficult to get jobs."
  April 2011 – Hospitals & Health Networks magazine

• Sharp Focus: A Profile of ANA President Karen Daley This link opens up a new window.

  
  “For me, it was about survival. For me to get involved in the policy arena allowed me to make sense out of a senseless thing.”
  May/ June 2011, Bethesda Magazine

• Hospitals With Outstanding Nursing Quality Share 4 Key Traits This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Transforming healthcare requires making evidence-based decisions that promote delivery of quality care and put the patient at its center.”
  2/1/2011- HealthLeaders Media

• Study Suggests Link Between Lengthy Nurse Shifts and Patient Deaths This link opens up a new window.

  
  "It's a concern; it affects patient care. People are getting hurt. That's not right."
  1/28/2011 - Southern Maryland Online

• Top Bill: How to Influence Lawmakers This link opens up a new window.

  
  “If we could get 3.1 million nurses to agree on one major issue, it would get done very quickly.”
  1/24/2011 - Nurse.com

• Nurses Remain The Most Trusted Profession This link opens up a new window.

  
  12/2010 - RTTNews.com

• Nursing Covering More Health Care This link opens up a new window.

  
  “Nurse practitioners are gaining traction because people are seeing how cost-effective they are. The primary care physician shortage is going to drive it.”
  3/2010 - USA Today