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Report on organizational meeting of MoAPRN
August 13, 2006
Hello Everyone,
I would like to extend a very well-deserved Thank You
to the 15 persons we had at the initial meeting in
Jefferson City on Saturday, August 8th.
We would have liked to seen more in the initial turnout,
but with all life’s events, family, jobs and previous
engagements, I was very happy with representation from
different geographical parts of the State. APRNs in
attendance are as follows:
Nancy Zaner
Raymore, Missouri
Kim Johnson
Kansas City, Missouri
Eric Willoughby
Rolla, Missouri
Kay Carpenter
Kansas City, Missouri
Christine Ellis St
Louis, Missouri
Sarah Kessen St
Louis, Missouri
Beth Longberger
Columbia, Missouri
Sharon Giboney
Springfield, Missouri
Loana Evans
Joplin, Missouri
Frank Tisdale
Joplin, Missouri
Paula Maize
Everton, Missouri
Jenny Troutman Prairie
Village, Kansas
Shanna Griffiths
Bronaugh, Missouri
Linda Brown
Jackson, Missouri
Kip Davis
Neosho, Missouri
I would like to express my appreciation for those of you
able to take time out of your week to come together and
collaborate in what will be first steps of this Group to
see our patients and our profession advance to more access
to care and education for not only our patients but to all
Missouri APRN’s.
The group members listed above will be the beginning of an
Advisory Group to research and develop Bylaws, Mission,
Structure and Officers in the new “Missouri Advanced
Practice Registered Nurses” (Missouri APRN) Group.
Tentative membership fee’s of 25.00 per year were
discussed. A Mission Statement was determined and voted on
at the meeting and reads as follows:
MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE MISSOURI ADVANCED PRACTICE
REGISTERED NURSES
Promotion of patient’s access to quality cost-efficient
healthcare, while promoting the profession
through legislation and education.
The group discussed short-term and long-term goals with
focus on the upcoming elections and the next legislative
year. (primarily Controlled Substance Prescriptive
Authority).
Keeping our focus on our patient’s access and
cost-effectiveness with legislators (Thank you Doug Bouldin
APRN-SIG MONA meeting-July 2006)
Getting to know our regional and district legislators at
both home and while at the Capitol, along with telephone,
mail, and e-mail.
Education regarding State Bill initiation and the
Legislative Process for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
in Missouri.
How to determine a process to decrease apathy and
complacency within the profession.
Provision of information of professional and legislative
interests (state and federal) to all Missouri APRN’s.
The need to work hand-in-hand with Missouri Nurses
Association to allow all participants to function at their
respective expertise areas with support of MONA in
legislative efforts through APRN numbers and financial
lobby support.
Discussion of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Day at
the Capitol.
Determination through National Organizations safety of
controlled substance prescriptive authority in the other 48
states where allowed via report or paper statement to hand
over to legislators for lobbying on behalf of the
controlled substance prescriptive bills.
This is not totally inclusive of everything, but a good
overview. The meeting was very productive and it was
extremely good to hear from the different representatives
of the State. This Group has a long road ahead, but some
great things already taking place. Some of the fine points
need to be determined such as tax structure so as the State
Group may be able to financially contribute to lobby
efforts while remaining tax protected. I hope we can get
some of our NP/JD’s to help us with some of the fine tuning
to keep us out of legal harm’s way.
The Missouri APRN group needs everyone to participate and
I’m sure that we will all derive the benefit from
information, legislation, education, representation and
good-ole networking from it. Most of all our patients get
that full scope, cost effective care that we all know we
try to do on a day-to-day basis, but it has to be
statute/law before we can. It’s our responsibility to see
that what those who came before us worked so diligently to
acquire that we do not see it fade through our complacency
and neglect. We are today’s professional gatekeepers by our
action and intervention on behalf of a top-respected
profession.
Standup, Be Proud of what we do today for the future of
healthcare in Missouri.
Our next meeting is scheduled for November 11, 2006 after
the election so we can determine our course of action
regarding specific candidates and short term interventions.
Please set aside this date for your attendance. I will
keep you informed of the specific agenda and confirmation
of meeting location. We tentatively hope to have the
meeting in Columbia at the University of Missouri.
Respectfully,
Wm “Kip” Davis, RN, CS, FNP-C
Neosho, MO
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