GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Committee Chair: 

Kelly Logli BSN RN CPAN

The links below will take you to governmental web sites for the United States Government,  the State of Illinois and the State of Missouri.

Advocacy Tips

As nurses, it is important to stay updated on current legislation that may affect nursing practice.

The 2009 legislative agenda for Illinois included:

• Safe patient handling
  

• Elimination of mandatory/forced overtime in the state of Illinois
  

• A proposal to transition oversight of CNA's to the Board of Nursing
  

• Opposition of CNA II legislation
  

The 2009 legislative agenda for Missouri includes:

• Access to quality care
  

• Ethics and human rights
  

• Health care financing
  

• Nursing education, practice and licensure
  

• Workplace advocacy
  

• Occupational, environmental and public health hazards
  

Important websites for nursing:

www.illinoisnurse.com

www.missourinurses.org

www.nursingworld.org