The American Nurses Association

1. The American Nurses Association The importance of belonging to your professional nursing associations

2. What do associations do? • Set the standards of practice for the profession • Maintain the Code of Ethics • Promote the profession to the public • Educate their members on issues through continuing education and publications • Advocate for their members on the Federal and State level • Provide opportunities for members to interact, discuss trends and disseminate knowledge

3. Nursing Associations • There are over 100 specialty organizations • Focus on the clinical aspects of each specialty • Focus on areas that are unique to the specialty • American Nurses Association • Focus on the issues that affect all of nursing and patient care

4. History of ANA • Deplorable working conditions and the need to protect the public from incompetent women who claimed to be trained nurses propelled nursing leaders to form an association of trained nurses • In September 1896, The Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada was formed • Renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911

5. The Goals of the Association “To establish and maintain a code of ethics; to elevate the standards of nursing education; to promote the usefulness and honor, the financial and other interests of nursing.” Minutes of the Association, February 1897

6. A Sample of Historical Accomplishments • 1901 – Helped secure passage of a bill creating the Army Nurse Corps – under the direction of a properly trained nurse • Prior to this the military in the USA as was true on many other countries, nurses were not routinely part of the team that helped wounded soldiers in battle. It was Florence Nightingale, during her work in the Crimean War, who first introduced the idea of professional nurses caring for the soldiers. • In her time the mortality rate among soldiers was around 72% only 25% of which was due to battle. The remainder was due to poor living conditions, including sanitation, water, food and care for the sick and injured. • Ms Nightingale was able to demonstrate through her use of meticulous records and implementation of basic public health services and nursing care how to improve the morbidity and mortality rate of soldiers and made it beneficial to help the wounded and ill to fight another day. • 1913 – With the Red Cross, ANA developed a plan that took public health nursing to rural communities. • 1934 – ANA’s House of Delegates approved an 8-hour work day for nurses- • This happened during the great depression when half the American workforce was unemployed making this move a radical one for its time.

7. A Sample of Historical Accomplishments • 1945 – ANA intensified efforts to recruit nurses for military service as an alternative to President Roosevelt’s proposal to draft nurses into military services. • 1955 – ANA helped pass a bill to commission male nurses in the Reserve Nurse • Men in Nursing was very important here because prior to this male nurses were not allowed to serve as nurses in any branch of the military and that changed. Luther Chrisman was the nurse who was instrumental in making this happen. • Now more than 30% of military nurses are males. • 1965 – ANA was the first association of health care professionals to endorse the creation of Medicare. • Today it is the ANA that is working with President Obama to help pass health care reform legislation

8. A Sample of Historical Accomplishments • 1965 – ANA was the first association of health care professionals to endorse the creation of Medicare. • 1976 – Nurse Training and Health Services Bill, vetoed by President Ford, was overridden by Congress, recognizing the existing and expanding role for nurses in delivering health care. • 1986 – Helped to create the National Institute for Nursing Research at NIH. • 1998 – ANA supported the “Patient Right to Know Act” with provisions for anti-discriminatory language, coverage of emergency care and prohibitions of gag clauses in managed care plans. • This may seem foreign to some of us now but this opened up the concept of informed consent and that nationally nurses were required to provide it to patients. Prior to this the physician was the only one empowered to ‘talk” to the patient about their condition. Since the 1970’s it has been part of the CA. Nurse Practice Act that nurses are required to be the patient advocate and provide informed consent.

9. ANA Goals Today • Professional Practice and Excellence – ANA successfully champions professional nursing excellence through standards, code of ethics and professional development, such as credentialing and lifelong learning. • AACC Credentialing Center is the largest of its kind in the world. • Introduction of the magnet Status for hospitals has also pushed the profession to move in the direction of the BSN as entry into the profession. 2. Healthcare and Public Policy – ANA is an acknowledged leader in the formulation of effective healthcare and public policy as they affect the profession and the public. • Knowledge and Research – ANA is the recognized source for accurate, comprehensive health policy information based on knowledge from research. • In CA the CalNOC was the first and is the largest data base of nursing practice and that along with the ANA NDNQI has been instrumental in changing nursing practice and requiring Evidenced Based Practice within the profession. 4. Unification – ANA facilitates unification and advancement of the profession. 5. Workforce and Workplace Advocacy – ANA with its partners and through its organizational relationships is the leader in promoting improved work environments and the value of nurses as professionals, essential providers and decision makers in all practice settings.

10. ANA’s Foundational Work • Code of Ethics for Nurses • A statement of the ethical obligations and duties of every individual who enters the nursing profession • The profession’s non-negotiable ethical standard • An expression of nursing’s own understanding of its commitment to society • Where can you find the ANA and SNA Code of Ethics?

11. ANA’s Foundational Work • Nursing Scope and Standards • 23 current standards • Produced in cooperation with the Specialty Nurses Organizations • Where can you find this book and other ANA books and codes?- • WCU library • Nursing’s Social Policy Statement • Reflects a new definition of nursing

12. ANA and Shared GovernanceDeveloped Magnet Hospital Certification-2000 Magnate Hospital Certification Serves 4 Purposes: • Elevates the profession of nursing within the health care facility. • Allows professional practice of nursing on many levels-from staff nurse to nurse manager to the chief nurse executive. • Affects everything from the patient care decision a staff nurse makes, to budgets, to the working conditions of the facility. • The Magnet certification is an external validation of excellence. • Hospitals that apply for this status have to also be approved by the state board of nursing before they can move forward with the process

13. Implications for Nursing Research • ANA, along other nursing organizations, has funded research to help quantify the economic value of nursing • How is nursing care accounted for in hospital income? • In the past it has been bundled in with housekeeping so there was no way to determine if nursing care made a difference. • With the advent of nursing studies from people like Linda Akins we now know that with the increase in the number of patients over 5 per RN there is a significant increase in patient morbidity and mortality rates. • This has translated into the ratio laws we have in CA. and other states laws about the number of nurses and patient acuity levels. • It has also translated into why insurance carriers won’t pay for certain untoward patient outcomes such as….? • Pressure ulcers, certain hospital acquired infections

14. ANA Subsidiaries The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s many programs include certification for all levels of nursing and MagnetR Hospital Recognition Program The American Nurses Foundation has awarded over 900 nursing research grants since 1955 with over $3 million dollars granted. The AAN is comprised of 1,500+ qualified and savvy nurse leaders who are literally at the top of their profession. AAN members have been identified by their peers to be the best and the brightest in the nursing discipline.

15. Professional Organizations Labor Unions • CNSA • ANA & ANA\C • Nat’l Specialty Organization • Sigma Theta Tau • International Council of Nurses • International Specialty Organizations • CNA • -CA Nurses Association • SEIU • -Service Employee Int. • UNAC • -United Nurses/CA

16. State Nurses Association ANA\C • Key in protecting the Nurse Practice Acts in each state • Key examples- School nurses and who can give student/patient medications or is it legal to teach others to give medications- NO!!!! It is against the nurse practice act and you can lose your license • Instrumental in advancing the rights of advanced practice nurses (APRN) in each state • NP, CNS, CNM, CRNA- License to practice and prescriptive authority despite MD’s trying to stop nursing • Working with the Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to insure nurses can work to their full capacity • The voice for nurses at the state legislature • ANA and the state nurses associations work to coordinate this effort to be more effective. • ANA\C reviews ALL legislation every year to determine its impact on the profession of nursing and patient care.

17. www.nursingworld.org www.anacalifornia.org websites

18. HISTORY OF ANA IN CALIFORNIA • 1904---CA. became member state of ANA • 1904—Association was named CA State Nurses Association • 1968—Association changed name to CA Nurses Association (CNA) • 1996—Association became the American Nurses Association of CA (ANA/C) • 2000—ANA\C moved to Sacramento

19. ANA Nursing Vision for You • Be a Leader in Your Profession • Take Action & Speak in a Bold Voice! • Support your Professional Organizations • Join a Committee or Task Force Group • Speak Out when you see something that needs changing. • Mentor each other and other new Nurses when you Graduate. • Make a Difference! • Show You are proud of Your Profession • Nursing is a profession not just a job

20. ANA Works for You Through Legislation • ANA Lobbyists and Government Relations Staff work on Capital Hill • Are experts in health care issues, nursing education and practice • SNAs work with government at state/local levels • Works with other groups to support nursing practice, education, research and quality assurance. • Reviews all current legislation to determine what will or will not support and also help with introducing new legislation needed for the nurses of this state • Current issues • Patient access to care • Funding for education & research • Provide testimony/research data to • State/federal & regulatory bodies • Conducts surveys on nurse’s issues • Conducts research on patient care issues

21. Education Develops policy statements for education Helps educational institutions with educational policy issues around nursing education Develops nursing resolutions Reviews, submits and support legislation around nursing education

22. Membership Reviews the membership status Develops strategies for membership recruitment and retention. Assists with communication among members

23. California Student Nurses Association Statewide (CNSA) • www.CNSA.org • ANA\C • Has a board member attend board meetings to CNSA and from CNSA • Provides RN Days and an internship for CNSA • Speaks at Programs and Classes • Assist with nursing scholarships

24. ANA\C Office1121 L Street, Room 409Sacramento, CA. 95814

25. Across from Capitol Bldg.

26. Remember Your Voice Is Important “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual” Vincent Lombardi ANA\C Thanks You 916-447-0225 www.anacalifornia.org

27. Professional Organizations and West Coast University • AACN- American Association of Colleges of Nursing- WCU meets the AACN guidelines for ( Essentials for BSN and MSN education • CCNE-Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education- WCU is CCNE accredited • CACN- California Association of Colleges of Nursing • COADN- California Organization for Association Degree Nursing • ANA\C- American Nurses Association\California • CINHC- California Institute for Nursing and Health Care • BRN- California Board of Registered Nursing • Consortiums for Clinical Placements- • LA. OC and IE

28. You’ll know you’re a Nurse when….You are employed as one 28

29. 3 2 1 Objectives Know the importance of networking. Develop different types of resumes and C.V. to be more marketable. Know about the interview process and how to be prepared. 29

30. Networking Interview Resume Steps in the quest for professional employment 30

31. Networking is your most powerful job search tool. Networking is an informal interview – You never know who they know. 31

32. Mentors Knowledge LinkedIn Facebook 32

33. The old adage of “it’s who you know” or “Business is a contact sport” is true in the job search market • Professional Organizations • CSNA, ANA, STT • Establish yourself • Prove your worth • Establish Online Presence • Linked In • ANA Career Center • Web Page • Online Resume • Court your Dream Job • Volunteer where you want to work • Work as a CNA • Build references • Send Thank You cards . 33

34. Resume Types of resume or C.V. (Curriculum Vitae) • Modern • The modern resume is “how discoverable you are when your dream employer starts looking for you” • Tailored • A specifically tailored resume dedicated to a particular position. • CV • Use American Academy of Nursing Format Professional Portfolio • https://www.optimalresume.com/LoadCareerCenters.php 34

35. Applicant Tracking System Use of white lettering Optimal Resume “What problem can I solve?” Key words to use The Right Resume

36. The Interview 36

37. that need to be learned and practiced Interview Strategies

38. Dress and Act Professional • Be Ready • Practice for the interview • Practice “behavioral questions • Come Prepared • Identification paperwork • Licenses, certifications, certificates • Professional Portfolio • References • First Impression • The professional handshake • Be Polite • SMILE • Remember to: • ‘Dress for Success’ • Act successful • Be professional

39. DRESS FOR SUCCESS • What to wear for an interview • Skirt Suit for ladies, suite for guys • Tailored in blue, black, grey • Coordinated matching accessories • Closed toed sensible shoes • Tasteful simple jewelry What NOT to wear • Cleavage showing or dressing too sexy • See through clothing • Ill fitting clothing, too small or too big • Undergarments showing • Over accessorized 39

40. Behavioral Questions How to respond “Tell me about a time when you helped someone or a group less fortunate than you” Tell me about a time when you learned to get along with someone you found to be a very difficult person”. “Why did you choose that approach (to a problem or solution)” or “What was the result” and “What did you learn from the situation or approach” • Here are the positive traits the interviewer is looking for are: • shows empathy for others • gives others the benefit of the doubt • shows compassion for people even if he/she doesn’t particularly like or respect them • willingness to help others and tolerates differences in behavior. • Have you learned from previous experience and used that new knowledge in a positive way Sample Questions 40

41. What’s Next? 41

42. NURSING is the ART and SCIENCE of CARING Nursing is a profession not just a job Nursing is the #1 most trusted profession Live up to the image of trust and caring Nursing makes you feel like you are making a difference Do what you love and you will never feel like you are working START NOW TO REACH YOUR GOAL

43. 3 2 1 Words of Wisdom We don’t just do the work of a nurse – we are a nurse The entire university, including students, needs to help each other learn to be a nurse in the truest sense of the word Part of the learning to be a nurse also means learning to obtain the professional employment to practice nursing 43

44. You’ll know you’re a Nurse when….You are employed as one 44