Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2007.pptVIP

INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF NEED HISTORICAL LEGISLATION POLICY EFFORTS KEY ISSUES FOR REPUBLICANS KEY ISSUES FOR DEMOCRATS POLICY FISCAL IMPLICATIONS PROPOSED LEGISLATION Target Groups Nursing students Undergraduate Graduate Nursing faculty educators Nurses currently in workforce Universities/Institutions providing education to nurses Summary Our legislation wants to follow up the 2002 Reinvestment act, by correcting why it was not the end solution to the nursing shortage. because... #1 To get more nurse educators, the pay must be more than those nurses can earn in the community. #2 Fix the work environment so nurses stay working. That way the country will not need a brand new supply every couple years. ?We must to beat the rate of retirement and career change in nursing with better conditions, not just new nurses.  Sources Henderson, Tim Scanlon, Anna. Federal Title VII and Title VIII Health Professions Training Grants: Their Importance in Improving Access to the Health Workforce in Arkansas, Minnesota and Texas. March 2002. /programs/health/forum/78grants.htm Berliner, H. B., Ginzberg, E. “Why This Hospital Nursing Shortage Is Different”. JAMA.?(2002) Vol.288:2742-2744. Available: /cgi/content/full/28/21/2742 Wagner, E., Brown, A. F., Miner, M. “Addressing the Nursing Shortage as a Market Failure”. December 7, 2005. Available: /research/cshr/pa393k/Previous_smesters/NursingShortage.report.rtf American Associate of Colleges of Nursing. FY 2007 Recommendations: Support Capitation Grants Legislation. February 2006. /Government/pdf/07CapitationFS.pdf Well… which is where the Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2007 comes into play. Essentially what this bill is doing is making it possible for those people that now have the chance to attend school because the Nurse Reinvestment Act increased the amount of application sent out, the capitation grants will allow these people to attend nursing schools. Unfortunately this Nurse Education,