Your Association in Action

NANN has identified advocacy as one of four major goals for the association. In order to make an impact on neonatal nursing practice regulation and policy, NANN will increase opportunities to work in coalition with other healthcare related groups that impact neonatal practice. Read about the following alliances that NANN has forged in this area, and the initiatives that have an impact on you as a nurse.
 
Alliances

• The Nursing Organizations Alliance was formed when two long-standing coalitions of nursing organizations united to create a stronger voice for nurses. The vote to create The Alliance occurred on Nov. 17, 2001, at a special meeting National Federation for Specialty Nursing Organizations (NFSNO) and the Nursing Organizations Liaison Forum (NOLF) member organizations in Salt Lake City, UT. The mission of the new organization is "to increase nursing's visibility and impact on health through communication, collaboration and advocacy." NANN is a member of NOA.
• Nurse in Washington Internship (NIWI)The Nurse in Washington Internship Program provides nurses the opportunity to learn how to influence health care through the legislative and regulatory processes. Participants learn from health policy experts and government officials, network with other nurses, and visit members of Congress. NANN plans to participate in the March 9-11, 2008 NIWI meeting as part of its goal to focus additional efforts on advocacy.
• The American Nurses Association (ANA) represents nursing to government both on federal and state levels on issues such as staffing, workplace safety and numerous advocacy issues. By becoming an organizational affiliate of ANA, NANN has increased its visibility exponentially, and joined a network of nursing organizations who work together, using their influence to support important nursing issues.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) addresses a wide variety of children’s issues on the state and national level. Some of those issues include children's health care coverage, immunizations, pediatric drugs and devices, and disaster preparedness. NANN has active liaisons to the Committee on Fetus and Newborn,  Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Perinatal Section, Home Health Care Section, and Perinatal Pediatrics Early Hearing Screening and Intervention Project (EHDI)

Advocacy Issues

• Understanding the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Evolution, Perceived Benefits and Challenges
• Understanding the DNP: References
• NANNP's DNP Position Statement
• The Pearson Report - The 2007 state-by-state national overview of nurse practitioner legislation and healthcare issues. The Pearson Report is published by the American Journal for Nurse Practitioners.
• National Nurse for America
  Web site  - The National Nurse
• NANN's  response to the National Council of State Boards of
  Nursing regarding Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• NANN's  response to the consensus statement, "Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics".
  Read more about the  statement.