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Examples of lobbying activities include the presentation of a nursing groups' position such as lobbying for nurse practitioners' right to engage in private practice, or for specific public health policy such as tobacco-use reduction. For most associations, membership is voluntary. [...]rec...

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Published in:Info nursing (English ed.) 2019-09, Vol.50 (2), p.28-6
Main Author: Janes, Laurie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Associations
Collaboration
Education
Lobbying
Medical care quality
Nurse practitioners
Nurses
Nursing care
Nursing education
Professional associations
Registered nurses
Regulation
Responsibilities
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Summary:Examples of lobbying activities include the presentation of a nursing groups' position such as lobbying for nurse practitioners' right to engage in private practice, or for specific public health policy such as tobacco-use reduction. For most associations, membership is voluntary. [...]recently, most Canadian nursing associations also acted as nursing regulators. The objectives of the project include: * Public awareness of the role NANB (the New Brunswick College of Nurses or NBCN) plays in assurance of safe, competent, ethical nursing care; * Member clarity on requirements for nursing licensure in NB (entry and continuing competence); * Stakeholder understanding of the unique responsibilities of NANB (NBCN), and the relationship and collaboration with other NB (and Canadian) nursing organizations; * Employer awareness of how and when to access nursing regulatory services; and * Member clarity on which nursing organization to access for a specific service.
ISSN:0846-524X