Select an interest group (AARP, AHIP, Coalition for Health Services Research, Emergency Nurses Association, Pharma)
Discuss how they are pushing their agenda (i.e., mechanisms used to influence policymakers), key obstacles, and spending (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org)
Investigate the interest groups website and review their position statements, testimony, and consult media reports to obtain more information on the groups lobbying efforts.
Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Introduction
Nurse practitioners are rapidly gaining more popularity in healthcare. They provide both primary and acute care. Some of the specific functions include diagnosing illnesses, treating diseases, and prescribing medications (Moore, 2019). Additionally, nurse practitioners provide emergency care, inpatient care, and psychiatric care. Nurse practitioners are regulated by several governmental and non-governmental organizations both at the federal and state levels (Yang et al., 2021). Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners is a state agency that regulates nursing issues in Florida. In that regard, this paper provides an in-depth discussion of the Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners pushes its agenda through several ways to achieve its mission, improve health care delivery, and improve patient outcomes. One of the ways in which FLANP pushes its agenda is by legislation. FLANP submits bills to the state legislature to improve nursing practice and customer experience (The Florida Senate, 2022). One of the bills the group has submitted is HB 17: Telehealth Practice Standards. This bill revises the state laws that burn prescription of all controlled drugs through telehealth. The new bill proposes that only specified controlled drugs should be burned rather than all. Another filed case is the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (CS/SB 282). The Florida Senate, 2022). The bill advocates for peer specialists in addressing substance abuse disorder. It also revisits the background requirements of certain peer specialists. FLANP provides the state Legislature with information regarding NP practice and benefits of the bill to allow access to care (The Florida Senate, 2022). They also engage the legislatures directly through interviews to ensure they fully engage in lobbying.
Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners (FLANP) does not openly display its financial statement. However, members need to pay $100 annually or $ 150 every two years. Members gain full access to all website pages and FLANP community chatrooms (FLANP, 2022). Retired NPs pay $50 for 1 Year or $75 for two years. Np students pay $50 for 1 Year or $75 for two years. Some of the challenges or barriers faced by the organization include government policies that undermine the full practice of nurse practitioners (Yang et al., 2021). Additionally, the organization needs strong financial support to hire lobbyists.
Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners (FLANP) is a group of nurse practitioners and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) (FLANP, 2022). Based on the organization’s mission, by aggressively engaging in the legislative process at the grassroots, FLANP works to eliminate barriers to access to healthcare for all citizens. The organization aims to remove hindrances to advanced practice nursing and promote civility among nurses and others. FLANP seeks only to pursue policies that are in the public interest (FLANP, 2022). Additionally, the organization works collaboratively with other governmental, corporate, non-governmental, and professional institutions.
Conclusion
Nurse practitioners have a pivotal role in health care. Nurse practitioners provide inpatient care, emergency care, and many more. Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners (FLANP) is a proactive organization aiming at defending both patients and nurse practitioners. This paper provided a detailed description of the organization.
References
FLANP. (2022). Advocacy through Action. https://www.flanp.org/page/About_Us
The Florida Senate. (2022). Laws. https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws
Moore, D. J. (2019). Nurse practitioners’ pivotal role in ending the opioid epidemic. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15(5), 323-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.01.005
Yang, B. K., Johantgen, M. E., Trinkoff, A. M., Idzik, S. R., Wince, J., & Tomlinson, C. (2021). State nurse practitioner practice regulations and US health care delivery outcomes: a systematic review. Medical Care Research and Review, 78(3), 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558719901216