DQ 2 Research legislation that has occurred within the last 5 years at the state or federal level as a result of nurse advocacy

DQ 2 Research legislation that has occurred within the last 5 years at the state or federal level as a result of nurse advocacy

Describe the legislation and what was accomplished.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) Policy and Government Affairs team concentrated on the health care delivery system. In March 2022, President Joseph Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Act into Law. This law entails finding information for dissemination of best practices to reduce and prevent some psychological disorders such as suicide, mental health, and behavioral health. H.R. 7666 to restore hope for the Mental Health and Well-Being Act was included and supported by the (ANA). Also, included in this law was nurse burnout and increased access to evidence-based practice for individual professionals of the health care team and nurses.NRS 440 Topic 4 DQ 2

What additional steps need to be taken to continue advocacy for this issue?

Continuation of patient advocacy will always be needed, and professional nurses will be there to implement advocacy from the local, state and federal levels (Helbig, 2018). The (ANA) will positively reinforce the (NP) role to improve success for worker’s compensation employees and continue to remove barriers for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN’s). There is also a need to continue the start of Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act, this is due to a survey conducted by the (ANA) that 60% of nurses were forced to work past their shift daily to weekly schedules

Helbig, J. (2018). Nurse as the Patient Advocate. https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs440vn/trends-in-health-care-a-nursing-perspective/v1.1/chapter4