Index of FNA Position Statements
1983-2007
Practice
Medication Administration by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 2007
Retention of the Mature/Experienced Nurse 2003
Nursing Workforce Safety: No Lift Environments and 2003
Safe Patient Handling and Movement Initiatives
Advancing Registered Nurse’s Satisfaction 2001
Public Health Nursing – Keep Florida Healthy1998
Nursing Quality Indicators for Health Care1995
Promoting Volunteerism within the Nursing Profession1993
Cultural Diversity in Nursing1993
Cigarette Smoking1993
Pursue Funding for Adequate Immunization to Florida's Children1992
Women's Need for Universal Access to Care1992
Utilization of ARNP's in Nursing Homes1992
Prescriptive Privileges for Nurse Practitioners in Florida1991
Prescribing Controlled Substances - ARNP's1991
Case Management1990
Public Health Nursing Leadership in Home Visiting Programs in Florida1990
Recognizing and Supporting Aerospace Nursing1989
Teenage Sexual Responsibility1988
Opposition to AMA's RCT Concept1988
70/90 Coalition1988
Long Term Care1988
Reaffirmation of 1985 Resolution to Promote Nursing Participationin
Multidisciplinary Ethics Committees 1998
Guidelines for Cancer Chemotherapy and Nursing Practice1986
Role of the Professional Nurse in the Planning, Organization1985
and Delivery of Disaster Services
Responsibility for Clients Requiring Nursing Services in the
Home Health Setting1985
Reduction in Medicare Home Health Care Visits Potentates Health1985
Hazard
Position on Gerontological Nursing1983
Public Health Nurses Authority to Dispense Medication1983
Patient Teaching1983
Organ Donor Program1983
Health Care Policy/Legislation
Commission on Excellence in Health Care’s Legislative2001
Actions: Implications for Nursing
Proposal to Support the Florida Commission on Mental Health 2001
and Substance Abuse
Medication Waste In Long Term Care Facilities1999
Medicaid Fee Increase in Home Health Settings1999
Education on End of Life Decisions1998
Reaffirmation of Need for Child Safety Restraints1998
Improper Use of the Term “Nurse”1998
Medical and Nursing Services for Ventilator Dependent Adults Over the1998
Age of 21 Years
Adequate Nursing Staffing Based on Acuity in Skilled Nursing Facilities1998
Background Checks for All Staff Across All Health Care Settings1998
Adequate Staffing in Home Health Settings1998
ARNP Scope of Practice and the Life Prolonging Procedure Act of Florida1996
Registered Nurses Administering Over-the-Counter Medications As An 1996
Independent Nursing Function
Reinforcing Public Health Nursing in a Restructured System 1994
Universal Access to Care1990
Equal Access to Health Care1989
Individual Responsibility for Legislation1985
Regulatory
Nurse’s Right to Privacy2001
Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Testing1996
Licensure and Regulation of Registered Nurses1995
Advanced Practice Licensure in Florida1994
RN and EMT Licensure and Practice1985
Florida Board of Nursing Sunset Law1985
Impaired Nurse Program1985
Education
Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Prevention2005
Innovations in Joint-Faculty Positions2001
Telehealth/Telenursing1999
Universal Nursing Languages1998
Expansion of RN Mobility Programs in Florida1996
The Prevention and Elimination of Lead Poisoning in Children1996
To Faculty and Administrators of Nursing Education Programs1985
for Content on Ethics to be Enhanced in Curricula1985
Reaffirmation of FNA Educational Position1985
The Professional Nursing Association Represents Technical1984
and Professional Nurses
Role of the Professional Nurse in the Educational Process1984
Titling and Licensure of Registered Nurse in Florida1984
Strategies for Implementation of Two Levels of Nursing Practice1984
Continuing Education1984
Workplace/E&GW of Nurses
Workforce Advocacy for Safe Patient Handling: Beyond Legislation 2007
Effects of Physical and Emotional Fatigue on Nurses in the Workplace 2007
Eradication of Horizontal Violence and Bullying in Nursing 2007
Safe and Secure Work Environment 2005
Safe Staffing2005
ANA’s Principles for Nurse Staffing Applied to Florida Hospitals2001
Models of Voluntary Overtime2000
Blameless Medication Error Reporting Systems2000
Controls To Promote Needle Safety1999
Latex Allergy1999
Shared Accountability in Today’s Work Environment1998
Identification of Registered Nurses as Distinct Health Care Providers1995
Health Care Ergonomics for Nurses1995
Registered Nurse Staffing Patterns1995
Supervision of New Graduates1993
Positioning Nursing in Restructuring the Workplace1993
Implementation of the OSHA Standards on Occupational Exposure1992
to Bloodborne Pathogens for State Employees
Guidelines for Practice for the Nurse with a Bloodborne Disease 1992
(HIV, AIDS, HBV)
Bloodborne Pathogens/Tuberculosis and Nursing Students1992
Third Party Reimbursement1991
Nurses' Responsibility for Safe Practice1989
Third Party Reimbursement1989
Nursing Shortage1987
Insurance Claims Information and Data Collection1987
Affordable Professional Liability Coverage1987
Malpractice Crisis1987
Professional Liability Insurance1985
AORN Statement1984
First Surgical Assistant1984
Adequate RN Staffing in Long-term Care Facilities1984
Medication Administration in Long-Term Care1984
Statement on the Role of the Community Health Nurse1984
Administration of Medications by Unlicensed Personnel1984
Employment of Graduate Nurses1984
Identifying Nursing Costs1983
Nurses Participation in Health Care Cost Containment1983
Worker's Compensation1983
Employee's Right to Know Hazards in the Workplace1983
Liability Insurance1983
Consumer Advocacy/Ethics
Preparation for Disaster Response2007
Increasing Nurses’ Awareness of Public Cord Blood Donation 2007
Obesity in Children of Florida2005
Opposition of Geriatric Specialist Assistant in Long Term Care2003
Patient Privacy in and Electronic Age2000
Proposal to Support the Runaway Act of 20002000
Support Tort Reform In Long Term Care (LTC) Regarding1999
Caps on Attorney Fees1999
Domestic Violence1995
Human Rights of Citizens in Need of Mental Health Care1995
Human Rights of Older People and the Florida Mental Health Act1995
Curbing the Public Health Epidemic of Handgun Violence in Florida1994
Prohibition of Corporal Punishment in Schools1992
Domestic and Workplace Violence1992
Client's Rights Regarding Administration of Artificial Sustenance1987
To Promote Nursing Participation in Multidisciplinary Ethics Committees1985
Nurse Intervention in Child Abuse Investigation and Treatment1985
Elderly Abuse1984
Client's Rights Regarding Treatment and Care1983
Child Passenger Safety1983
Communicable Diseases
Influenza Immunizations2007
Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003
Prevention Strategies to Reduce Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted1998
Diseases Among Teenagers
Women and AIDS1993
Tuberculosis1992
Nursing and Human Immunodeficiency1992
Reporting of HIV Exposure Data to HRS1990
Promotion of Increased Nursing Research on AIDS and HIV Disease1990
U.S. Travel Restrictions on HIV-Infected Visitors1990
Nursing Case Management for People with HIV/AIDS1989
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome1983
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