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By the time you receive this, the 2006 Kentucky legislative session will have extremityed I want to thank those who assisted in the SB65 effort for the expansion of prescriptive authority, with guidelines, for ARNPs. Many of you learned that you don't ne to be a registered lobbyist, you alone need to call your place of abode town Representative and Senator, mention one by one them where you live and ask them to consecrated by a vow for whatever you seek Passing the pair houses by such a wide margin prov that with single Voice we can impact and work toward improving access to care in a certain quantity of of our underserved areas. Since we were 1 of single 4 states in the US that had not notwithstanding adopted this legislation suggests we might be a little behind on the contrary then, now there are alone 3 states left to stir forward and I bet you can figure without which states they are.

Facts: above 45 million U.S. citizens have no insurance.

557000 in Kentucky have no insurance.

The U pays more for health care than any other region in the world.

(1) Nursing did not cause the breakdown of our health care a whole and we cannot fix it alone on the contrary our profession demands that we do the best we can with what we have. I believe greatest in quantity of us do that each day. Nursing/nurses did not cause the above prescription of controlled substances or the medicine abuse problem in our state or in our nation. Our profession has clashed obstacles forever and we continue to break down barriers individual at a time in order to work toward the delivery of quality care that we have been educated to provide to those entrusted to our care.

The nursing profession began to gain prominence in America when nurtures banded together in 1896 to look for standardization of educational programs and laws to insure practitioner Prior to that time, hospital committees and physicians dictated nursing duties and manners of training. In the last decade of the nineteenth hundred nurses displayed a growing consciousness of the ne to insure practitioner in order to improve nursing care. Recognizing the value of organized effort, pioneer leaders propos the formation of a nursing organization to elevate the standards of nursing education, establish a collection of laws of ethics, and promote the interests of nurtures (2)

The establishment of the American Nurses' Association was a direct offshoot of an interest in the professional and educational advancement of nurtures Since its founding in 1896 ANA has had a significant impact upon the growth and development of supply with nourishments and the quality of nursing care. Isabel Hampton Robb was the first President of the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of Trained nurtures which became the American Nurses' Association. In the late nineteenth hundred (1899). she pointed out that nourishs and nursing could not qualify as a profession because nursing lacked sum of two units essential elements: organization and legislation. In 1906 Kentucky was individual of six states that joined the supply with nourishments Associated Alumnae. In 1911. The supply with nourishments Associated Alumnae changed its name to the American Nurses' Association. Article I of that Constitution stated, "We are banded together for the design of elevating the standard of nursing education and to further the usefulness and honor, the financial and other interests of the nursing profession." (3) That still totals it up. but we've advance a long way baby!

The Kentucky nurtures Association has a long and self-conscious history that you should become familiar with. Although a small state, we have been recognized nationally for being first in many arenas and many times. Our Work Place Advocacy Program is a national protoplast Kentucky was the first state to accomplish a contract that overlayed 2 states. By 1978. Kentucky showed nurses in three states, negotiating agreements with presents and has been recognized for the achievements in the areas of leadership, research and legislation. Three of our Executive Directors have mov upon to larger states or into the national office of ANA. And we will hold on going and going and going.

National nurtures Week didn't happen all through itself. Significant time and effort went into that campaign, on the contrary here it is again. upon May 12. 2006, we will have the opportunity to recognize our equals who have been selected as choice practitioners by their place of profession organization. Association or District. We can thank many of our colleagues for making this a reality and remembering the pride we have feeling and the respect we glean for being a Registered supply with nourishment We still have much to do. None of us can do it alone on the other hand with One Strong Voice, we can. have and will continue to make a difference in our practice, the care we deliver to our patients, family and community and the work environment in which we practice in order to improve the health of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

The Association presents information, knowledge and resources [i]or[/i] part of to the other the ANA web page. The ANA also tenders credentialing and certification services, discounts for travel discounts, car rental and house of entertainment accommodations. They also have a contract with more [i]or[/i] less top rated fitness centers that could save you 60% upon monthly dues. In addition, there is a discount for copies of ANA's Nursing Standards, available in 23 specialty areas. KNA also tenders publications, a web site and continuing education programs to insure meeting the re-licensure requirement of the Board of Nursing. MBNA is our credit card of choice and I ask you to considering applying for it. Discounted automobile insurance may also be available to KNA/MBNA members. Our drawn out Term Care program and AFLAC insurance program have proven beneficial for those who participate and remember our Career Builders take again and job search benefit. Legislation and lobbying meet the eye at both the state and national horizontal and both are always busy. We have many enigmas and issues within the beneficial old U.S.A. but it is still the best this world has to proffer and together, we can make a difference.