Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
The nursing profession is governed by a set of guidelines that ensure that the nurses deliver the required services. The healthcare market is associated with career competition and several challenges that affect the various types of nurses. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) are on the spot for the challenges that face nurses due to the competition and guidelines set by the various regulatory bodies. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has been playing a crucial role in addressing the challenges faced by APRNs. The ANA is attempting to create a level playing field for all nurses, and the future of APRNs in Florida is based on the strong foundation that the ANA is trying to build.
Florida is one of the states that are associated with competition in the nursing sector. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses face several challenges, while dealing with competition in the nursing sector (Fraser & Melillo, 2018). The geographic and practice settings have been found to set limitations for the APRNs that limit them from advancing in their careers. Several restrictions are set by the federal governments to guide the operation of APRNs. For example, APRNs in Florida are only allowed to practice in the presence of a physician, which is expensive. The restrictions come into reality due to a report that was developed by The Institute of Medicine. The IOM brought into light the concerns that should be raised concerning the role of the federal governments in the nursing sector. The attempts of the different bodies, such as the IOM, shows that the APRNs are facing significant challenges in their field of operation (Schirle, McCabe & Mitrani, 2019). Generally, the ANA supports the attempts by different bodies such as Institute of Medicine (IOM), the National Governors Association (NGA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Bipartisan Policy Center, and the Veteran’s Health Administration to allow APRNs to practice their duties without limitations.
APRNs have been facing challenges while carrying out their duties. The limitations set by the federal governments act to the disadvantages of the APRNs. Restrictions such as ones set in Florida where a nurse is only allowed to work within their field of specialty limit nurses from expanding their careers. Any attempt to lift the restrictions promises a better future for the APRNs, especially in Florida. Generally, the operation of APRNs will be made easier, and the nurses will be in a position to develop their careers without the fear of falling out with the regulatory bodies (Winland-Brown, Lachman & Swanson, 2015). The initiative by the ANA aims at allowing for full practice authority, where APRNs will be allowed to practice their judgments, knowledge, and skills according to the input obtained during education and training. According to the ANA initiative, full practice authority is based on the collection of practice and licensure laws that allow APRNs to offer the best services. Moreover, APRNs in Florida will be motivated to serve, and thus, the quality of services provided will generally be improved. Usually, the future of APRNs in Florida is based on the success of the attempt to lift limitations in the nursing sector.
In sum, the ANA is attempting to create a level playing field for all nurses, and the future of APRNs in Florida is based on the strong foundation that the ANA is trying to build. As a state, Florida is not an exception in terms of the limits set on the practice ability of APRNs. If the restrictions on the operation of APRNs are lifted, the future of the nurses will be founded on continuous development. Generally, restrictions on the practice of APRNs have been hindering career developments.
References
Fraser, M. A., & Melillo, C. (2018). Expanding the Scope of Practice of APRNs: A Systematic Review of the Cost Analyses Used. Nursing Economics, 36(1), 23-29.
Schirle, L., McCabe, B. E., & Mitrani, V. (2019). The relationship between practice environment and psychological ownership in advanced practice nurses. Western journal of nursing research, 41(1), 6-24.
Winland-Brown, J., Lachman, V. D., & Swanson, E. O. C. (2015). The new’Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements'(2015): Practical clinical application, Part I. Medsurg Nursing, 24(4), 268.