In 1889, Isabel Hampton Robb was the first selected superintendent of nurses at John Hopkins Hospital and was also the principal of its training school for nurses. While serving there as a superintendent, she organized a group of fewer than 20 nurses in order to form a national professional organization for nurses. As the result, on September 2, 1896, the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada was created, but in 1911 the organization was renamed as the American Nurses Association. Isabel Robb had a huge impact on the nursing profession through her ethical behavior and principles that she applied display crucial roles in the hospital environment because it gave nurses’ a better understanding of nursing as a whole.
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So in 1965, the ANA demonstrated their support for the Social Security Amendments of 1965, which was passed and is known as Medicare and Medicaid. These programs provide insurance coverage for the elderly and poor families. The American Nurses Association continues to demonstrate their support today with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and making sure that millions of Americans have healthcare coverage, receive quality care and low cost of care. The ANA is strongly opposed to the newly introduced American Health Care Act that was proposed by Donald Trump in order to repeal Obamacare. The ANA President Pamela F. Cipriano commented on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposal that was given by the Senate stating that it is the worst. According to her, “this proposal limits care for those that need it most and fuels greater uncertainty in the insurance market. It poses a serious threat to patients’ care, especially those that need coverage for illnesses or pre-existing conditions” (Byrd). In December 2016, the ANA send a letter to Donald Trump detailing their Principles for Health System Transformation and this latest proposal support their principles, one of them is “Prohibition of the denial of coverage because of a pre-existing condition” Cipriano’s …show more content…
They are very cooperative in the reform decision and will show support for the change if it benefits the patients and the nurses because they positive consequences of the health care decisions that are made. This not only displays concern for patients but also beneficence because they try to do good for the people, the association attempts to fight for patients’ rights and the guarantee of access to healthcare to everyone without discrimination. When I become as nurse, I will join this organization because this is the largest organization, that would represent my interests in taking better care of my patients and letting my voice make a difference. For example, in situations where hospitals do budget cut downs, by reducing qualified nurses and replacing them with LPNs, this decision can lead to a negative effect on the patient. The American Nurses Association speaks on the behalf of the nurses and the general public, they advocate for them on numerous issues ranging from nursing to health care reform providing healthcare for everyone at the state and national
One of the most controversial topics in the United States in recent years has been the route which should be undertaken in overhauling the healthcare system for the millions of Americans who are currently uninsured. It is important to note that the goal of the Affordable Care Act is to make healthcare affordable; it provides low-cost, government-subsidized insurance options through the State Health Insurance Marketplace (Amadeo 1). Our current president, Barack Obama, made it one of his goals to bring healthcare to all Americans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This plan, which has been termed “Obamacare”, has come under scrutiny from many Americans, but has also received a large amount of support in turn for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include a decrease in insurance discrimination on the basis of health or gender and affordable healthcare coverage for the millions of uninsured. The opposition to this act has cited increased costs and debt accumulation, a reduction in employer healthcare coverage options, as well as a penalization of those already using private healthcare insurance.
Nurses and physicians need to become partners in health care reform. We have a responsibility to provide competent care to our patients. National standards need to be put in place to decrease the inconsistencies in APN practice. Overwhelming data supports the APN over the physician in cost effectiveness, quality and access to care and many other aspects.
Robb spent many years as a practicing nurse before becoming involved in education of nurses and nursing organizations. She devoted a significant amount of her career to founding and leading various nurse organizations. Robb’s desire to unite nurses eventually lead to the creation of the Association of Nursing Alumni which eventually evolved into the American Nurses Association (ANA) (The Isabel Hampton Robb Collection, n.d.). In 1896, she became the very first president of the ANA (Black, 2014). Isabel Hampton Robb’s contribution to nursing will always be grounded in the fact that she was able to organize a group of likeminded individuals into a national movement that was the precursor to the standards of practice we adhere to today. Many of Kelly’s Criteria can be recognized in the work of Robb. First and foremost is her was her ability and fortitude to organize and lead “an organization that encourages and supports high standards of practice” (Black,
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010 with the goal of expanding healthcare coverage to all Americans by reforming insurance policies and practices (Tillett, 2011). The ACA upsurges the demand for an increase in primary care providers in order to supply quality care to the much larger population that will have coverage and therefore acquiring healthcare. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) through its report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health has generated a solution to the shortage of primary care providers by promoting a transformation of the nursing profession to fill the gap.
Her plan was a success and she was able to start her own women’s nursing corps. Because of their efforts and determination, those two women were acknowledged for helping allowing women to become nurses
The modern nurse has much to be thankful for because of some of the early pioneers of nursing, such as Florence Nightingale and Jensey Snow. However, the scope and influence of professional nursing, as well as the individual nurse, has seen more exponential growth and change in North America since the establishment of the first professional organization for nursing, the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada, which in 1911 came to be known as the American Nurses Association.
Mary Eliza Mahoney was born May 7, 1845 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Smith, J, & Phelps, S, 1992) Mary Mahoney was the first African American professional nurse. She spent over 40 years as a private duty nurses going to sick people’s homes nursing them back to health. She was such a wonderful private duty nurse that after joining a nursing directory, Mary was called upon time after time by the families that hired her all over the country near and faraway. Mary Mahoney was a member of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada now known as the American Nurses Association (ANA) since 1896. (Webster, Raymond B, 1999) She was also one of the first members of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) which was a minority nursing organizations that was focused on equality for African-American nurses comparable to that of non minority nurses. Mary was named chaplain of the organization and was later named a lifetime member. After her death on January 4, 1926 from breast cancer the National Association of Colored Graduates Nurses named an award in honor of Mary Eliza Mahoney, after the NACGN was disbanded in 1951 the American Nurses Association continued the Mary Eliza Mahoney award. (Webster, Raymond B, 1999)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by President Barack Obama is a significant change of the American healthcare system since insurance plans programs like Medicare and Medicaid (“Introduction to”). As a result, “It is also one of the most hotly contested, publicly maligned, and politically divisive pieces of legislation the country has ever seen” (“Introduction to”). The Affordable Care Act should be changed because it grants the government too much control over the citizen’s healthcare or the lack of individual freedom to choose affordable health insurance.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed a foundation for which all nurses are expected to perform their basic duties in order to meet the needs of the society we serve. The ANA “has long been instrumental in the development of three foundational documents for professional nursing; its code of ethics, its scope and standards of practice, ands statement of social policy.” (ANA, 2010, p. 87) The ANA defined nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” and used to create the scope and standards of nursing practice. (ANA, 2010, p. 1) These “outline the steps that nurses must take to meet client healthcare needs.” () The nursing process, for example, is one of the things I use daily. Other examples include communicating and collaborating with my patient, their families, and my peers, and being a lifelong learner. I continually research new diagnoses, medications, and treatments for my patients. As a nurse of ...
There are many different contributions and milestones in the nursing profession today, and all of them are what makes nursing what it is today. One of those significant milestones comes from a woman name Mary Eliza Mahoney. Mary was 1 of 4 women who graduated from New England Hospital, she represents the beginning of the nursing profession. Not only an advocate for education but also for human rights organizing and developing an association dedicated to integrating African American nurses into the workforce. Her devotion, contributions and hard work were recognized particularly when she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
Both of these organizations line up with the authors philosophy of care and help maintain great health care for all. American Nurses Association strives to provide a safe and ethical work environment. The second organization is the National Association of the Nurse Practitioner Facilities and this lines up with the authors philosophy of care because they also believe in the importance of providing and promoting high quality health
It also proves that there should some retaining accountability in quality of care to individuals receiving healthcare. Aim is team work , planning, implementation , progress measuring of health care consumer within the organization.Promots continuous ongoing education of all healthcare providers.ANA provides some leadership qualities as nurses can act as a mentor to other colleagues for the improvement of nursing as a profession and quality of care. In leadership important personal qualities are communication and ability to resolve conflicts. So treat others with full of respect ,dignity and trust. Should consider the effectiveness of communication and ways to improve autonomy and accountability of nurses. Work under the influence of polcies and procedures and involve the patients and profession. Decision making bodies are taking the role for the sake of improve the healthcare outcomes and the professional practice improvement. In public health sectors there should be interprofessional team and that should be advance the nursing practice in interpreting the role for community as a whole. Also nureses can teach other staff members and patients. Pomoting good and healthy working atmosphere between local, national , international communities. Leaders are exhibiting the quality of flexible changing style and creativity according to the situation. They should be energetic in their action and also should accept the mistake by self and others . Other quality is co-ordination of care because in health sectors there is licensed and unlicensed nurses so there should co-ordination among staff members. Work as administrative team. Promote communication among staff members through written messages , publications and presentations. Promote direction to improve the effect of the multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary
The American Nurses Association created guidelines for the profession including, a set clear rules to be followed by individuals within the profession, Code of Ethics for Nurses. Written in 1893, by Lystra Gretter, and adopted by the ANA in 1926, The Code of Ethics for Nurses details the role metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics have within the field (ANA, 2015). Moral obligation for an individual differs within professions than it does within an individual’s personal life, so the code of ethics was written to establish rules within the profession. The moral obligation to provide quality care include the fundamental principles of respect for persons, integrity, autonomy, advocacy, accountability, beneficence, and non-maleficence. The document itself contains nine provisions with subtext, all of which cannot be addressed within this paper however, core principals related to the ethical responsibilities nurses have will be
Being a registered nurse affords one the option of working in many diverse healthcare settings. In any practice setting the climate of health care change is evident. There are diverse entities involved in the implementation and recommendation of these practice changes. These are led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), nursing campaign for action initiatives, as well as individual state-based action coalitions. Nurses need to be prepared and cognizant of the transformations occurring in health care settings as well as the plans that put them at the forefront of the future.
Nursing has been and always will be a profession that is constantly changing. Nurses were once prostitutes, thieves, and women who were forced to practice as a nurse instead of serving jail time. Today, however, nursing is looked at as one of the most respected and well-regarded careers. There were several people who contributed to the change in nursing from years ago to what it is today. Virginia Henderson was one of those people. Called the first lady of nursing by many, Henderson is credited with creating the definition of nursing.