The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a professional organization that is dedicated to the protection and advancement of the nursing profession. It represents registered nurses and is involved in establishing standards of nursing practice and promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace. ANA is also involved in advancing the economic and general welfare of nurses. Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA) is a professional organization that represents nurses through activities, events, programs, forums, and workshops. MNA works toward solutions for issues are affecting the profession of nursing. The National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (NOADN) is the leading advocate for associate degree nursing. NOADN promotes academic progression of ADN graduates in furthering education in order to reach their maximum professional potential. NOADN is dedicated to enhancing the quality of AD nursing education, strengthening the professional roles of the AD nurses, and promoting the future of AD nursing in the midst of healthcare changes. Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (MOADN) is a state organization primarily interested in working to retain the Registered Nurse title and scope of practice for the associate degree nurse. The organization is also interested in working for nurses to have an easy transition from ADN to BSN if so chosen. In addition, MOADN works to assure quality health care for consumers by being involved with all issues concerning nursing.
Politics is defined as is the practice and theory of influencing other people on a civic or individual level. Policy is defined as a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual. Advocacy is the act or p...
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The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature. It is composed of 52 senators. The President of the Senate is Tate Reeves.
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature. It is composed of 122 members. The House of Representatives is the lawmaking body for the state of Mississippi. The Speaker of the House is Philip Gunn.
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Legiscan. Mississippi House Bill 1321. Mississsippi: , 2014. Print. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2194IN.htm.
Mississippi. Legiscan. Mississippi Senate Bill 2194. Print. http://legiscan.com/MS/bill/SB2194/2014.
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Constitution and the Mississippi Constitution both have three branches of government. The government is set up with the legislative branch, judicial branch, and executive branch. Because this is an efficient method of government, both the federal and state governments utilize the three branches. Another way they are alike is how they both have bicameral legislatures. The federal and state constitutions state that the House of Representatives and Senate will represent the population number for each state. This is to make sure the population is accurately represented, and the candidates are voted in. Despite these similarities, the U.S. legislature name is different from the Mississippi legislature name. The U.S. refers to the legislature as the House of Delegates, while Mississippi calls it the House of Representatives. Another difference is the jurisdiction of the federal and state laws. The U.S. Constitution states that the federal government has jurisdiction over all territories and territorial waters. However, Mississippi only has jurisdiction within
Our Legislative Branch has two chambers or as some will call it bicameral. The chambers consist of the Senate and the House of Representatives just like the National Legislative Branch. In our Senate we currently have a total of 31 members and there are 150 members in the House of Representatives. Senators hold their seat for 4 years and their election years are spread out while the House of Representatives are elected for two-year terms. In our Texas Legislature we have a few authority figures. “The Texas Constitution provides that the lieutenant governor shall serve as president of the senate, the presiding officer of that body. The lieutenant governor is elected statewide by voters of Texas and is the second-highest ranking officer of the executive branch of government”. (Texas Medical Associaton) In the House of Representatives we have a Speaker of the House who is chosen in each time a new legislature starts by its own members. “The speaker maintains order during floor debate, recognizing legislators who wish to speak and ruling on procedural matters.” (Joe Straus Speaker) There are also many committees who act as important gatekeepers and shape the proposed legislation. (University of Texas at Austin). The main pu...
1. The legislative branch is composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as a whole they are referred to as Congress. There are 435 elected officials in the House of Representatives
The goal of the MSBN is to protect “the public through the regulation of the practice of nursing within the state” (MSBN, n.d., para. 1). Along with the duties listed above, the MSBN “provides minimum qualifications for licensure, define fundamentals for scope of practice, and provides disciplinary processes all in the interest of public protection” (MSBN, n.d., para. 1). The board is governed by the legislature and ran by a ...
The legislative power is composed of the bicameral National Congress, which contains the Chamber of Deputies and Federal Senate. The Chamber of Deputies has representatives of each state elected every your years by direct universal suffrage. The number of representatives is roughly proportionate to the population in each state; however, no state may have more than 70 or fewer than 8. There have been many debates over the fairness of the system. For example, there is a disproportionate share of the power to the states in the North and Northeast and not a sufficient share in the densely populated state of Sao Paulo. The Federal Senate has 81 members, composed of three representatives from each state and federal district, who s...
Mississippi Historical Society. Senators (U.S.) of Mississippi. Retrieved on March 21, 2012 from http://mshistory.k12.ms.us /articles/?c=senators-us-of-mississippi.
“We haven’t had a partisan revolution in Mississippi. We’ve had an evolution. In retrospect, it seems like a natural progression, though it didn’t feel like it along the way.” Although Haley Barbour made the previous comments about the rise of the Republican Party in Mississippi, Nash and Taggart point out that his comments can be generalized to every aspect of the Mississippi politics. I agree that over the decades Mississippi politics has evolved, through a slow natural progression, to become what it is today. While the changes have been vast, I agree with Nash and Taggart’s point that producing a substantive change to the future of Mississippi politics will be a battle that is hard fought and one that is led by leaders who are not afraid to push the issue.
Under Article 1 Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution “ All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives” .The Legislative Branch is made up of two houses of Congress that try to represent the States’ views as equally as possible. Congress is broken up into two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Under Article 1 Section 3 “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state” that are elected by the people of which the state they represent. The House of Representatives are under Article 1 Section 2 “The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people
The goal was to maintain and improve the standards of nursing education throughout nursing history. She also joined the American Nurses Association (ANA) along with the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA). With these two organizations, the purpose of these commitments was to improve the standards of health and access to healthcare services for everyone. Promotion of the professional growth and development of all nurses included economic issues, working conditions, and independence of practice. She joined the state organization and through the state organization she was indirectly a member of the ANA and now it has just been proposed that a nurse can join the ANA without going through the state first. The ANA establishes and continually update standards of nursing practice (Catalano, 2009). The ANA hall of fame decided to honor her and other nurses whose achievements and dedication affected the nursing
Since the 1990’s, the interest in nursing and the profession as a whole has decreased dramatically and is still expected to do so over the next 10-15 years according to some researchers. With this nursing shortage, many factors are affected. Organizations have to face challenges of low staffing, higher costs for resources, recruiting and reserving of registered nurses, among liability issues as well. Some of the main issues arising from this nurse shortage are the impact of quality and continuity of care, organizational costs, the effect it has on nursing staff, and etc. However, this not only affects an organization and community, but affects the nurses the same. Nurses are becoming overwhelmed and are questioning the quality of care that each patient deserves. This shortage is not an issue that is to be taken lightly. The repercussions that are faced by both nurses and the organization are critical. Therefore, state funding should be implemented to private hospitals in order to resolve the shortage of nurses. State funds will therefore, relieve the overwhelming burdens on the staff, provide a safe and stress free environment for the patient, and allow appropriate funds needed to keep the facility and organization operational.
The 538 members are based off the current representation of the Senate and House of Representatives: 100 Senators, 435 House representatives, and 3 representatives for the District of Columbia (“What is the Electoral College?”, n.d.). A state’s representation is not how it would be expected though, as each state starts with three representatives, and then gains more proportional to its population. However, to make candidates pay more attention to smaller states, they are given more electoral votes, which are taken from larger
Out of all the careers, nursing is in the top fifty well-known careers. For everyone going into a nursing major, within six months of graduating they have a job. Being a nurse is a career with high expectations. Also when looking into a nursing career there will always be a job. Due to the responsibilities that come with the job choice, take into consideration the history, skills and education, and the positive and negative aspects of this profession.
Nursing has always been a key career in the health care system. Although it is not often focused on in media and stories surrounding health care, nursing is a career of great importance. If any patient was asked about their experience at a hospital or a care center, many will mention the capability and care that they received from the nurses. The health care system could not function efficiently, if at all, if nurses were not present to perform their part. Nurses are more than just physicians support staff. Of interest in this paper is why people choose to study nursing in university or college. From students just graduating high school to mature student who have prior degrees or education, nursing is a popular choice as a path to study
Professional nursing organizations (PNO) such as the American Nurses Association (ANA) represents and protects the interest...
concepts. Politics is the ideology and practice of governing a group. Both the concepts of philosophy